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Retd. High Court Judge knocks down mother and daughter, killing one
A retired High Court Judge who was driving allegedly under the influence of liquour was remanded until Tuesday following a fatal accident that claimed the life of a 34-year-old woman and seriously injured her 12-year-old daughter yesterday, police said.
The retired Kurunegala High Court Judge Wimal S. Nambuwasam, was driving along the Anuradhapura-Wariyapola Road after attending a wedding when at Minuwangete Kurunegala, he had knocked down the two victims who were returning home after visiting the Divisional Secretariat office to obtain drought relief funds.
Police said the vehicle driven by the judge had rammed into three motorcycles before hitting the mother and daughter duo.
The Kurunegala Judicial Medical Office (JMO) had confirmed with Wariyapola Police that the retired judge was under the influence of liquor.
The judge's vehicle
One of the motorbikes that the retd. judge had rammed into