Former Judge Sarath de Abrew's sudden death -- Update 2

Former Judge Sarath de Abrew's sudden death -- Update 2

The body of the former Judge Mr. Sarath de Abrew who died after falling down last Monday from the balcony has been kept in his house and his daughter herself has had a fall in the bathroom and having sustained serious injuries has been admitted to the intensive care unit of the hospital yesterday. Dilini Buddhika de Abrew the 28 year old who had been

suffering from epilepsy for a long period of time has suffered a sense of shock from the sudden demise of her father, it was reported.

Some minutes before the deceased's death he had in a reprimanding manner spoken to his daughter saying that it was wrong for her to go and fetch letters from the postman without his permission. It was a short while later that he had had this fatal fall and died. Since the Late Mr. de Abrew's daughter was ailing, a resident female teacher was posted to look after his daughter and to attend to her studies. While the funeral proceedings were being attended to in the home the daughter had fallen inside inside the bathroom suddenly and having been injured was admitted to Kalubowila Hospital and then transferred to the intensive care unit. She is presently undergoing treatment there. The final funeral proceedings of the body of Mr. de Abrew is expected to be conducted today 17th at the Mount Lavinia General Cemetery. In the meantime as to how Mr. de Abrew's death came about still remains a mystery. An open verdict has been given in that respect and the investigations are still underway.