The Colombo Additional Magistrate has allowed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to obtain DNA evidence through tests conducted by the Government Analyst on the late Dinesh Schaffter’s blood samples, nails, body parts, and some spot evidence.
Colombo Additional Magistrate Rajindra Jayasuriya issued this order in accordance with a request made by the CID.
Schaffter died at the National Hospital in Colombo on 15 December after being found tied to the driver’s seat of his vehicle with a wire around his neck. He had left home that afternoon, according to a statement made by his wife, to attend a meeting and had not returned home.
His wife had traced Schaffter as being near the Borella cemetery using GPS tracking. Schaffter’s secretary Chris Perera had then immediately arrived at the scene, following which he had taken Schaffter to the hospital. The hospital confirmed the same night that Schaffter had passed away upon admission.