A member of the Sri Lankan group in Ottawa says the group is speechless and shaken, following the killings of six folks within the suburb of Barrhaven.
“, we’re a close-knit group, and we’re right here to reside a life right here,” Naradha Kodituwakku, previous president of the Sri Lanka Canada Affiliation tells CityNews reporter Faiza Amin. “I talked to about 40, 50 folks immediately and they’re all shaken by it, you realize, they’re saying let’s handle our youngsters higher. We have to work out how to ensure one thing like this doesn’t occur (once more.)”
Kodituwakku says the household has been in Ottawa since final yr.
He says the daddy and husband injured within the assault is an enormous helper in the neighborhood and has all the time had an enormous smile on his face.
“A form hearted man, very pleasant, who’s helped the temple,” he stated. “We’re anxious for him, as a result of it’s solely him that’s left behind. We need to be there as a group to assist him.”
Kodituwakku says the 40-year-old man additionally killed within the assault has a spouse and two kids again in Sri Lanka. A crowdfunding marketing campaign remains to be being organized.
“All people’s shaken. The Sri Lankan group’s shaken, the entire of Ottawa is shaken. I simply urge that folks come collectively and assist this household in any method we are able to, and assist the household that’s in Sri Lanka as effectively. It’s a really tragic scenario. There’s going to be quite a lot of life that’s damaged aside due to this,” he stated.
A vigil is deliberate for Thursday on the Palamadeo Park, on the nook of Palmadeo Drive and Rodeo Drive in Ottawa.
