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Febrio De-Zoysa, the teenager accused in the brutal killing of six Sri Lankans in Ottawa, is now held in protective custody, his lawyer Ewan Lyttle has said.
“I can comment that he’s in protective custody. He’s doing OK,” Lyttle was quoted as saying by Canadian media reports. Inmates are often held in protective custody to shield them from other prisoners.
Lyttle’s comments came after De-Zoysa made a brief court appearance that took place by phone on Thursday (March 14).Mean while the funerals are to be held on Saturday and a large amount of mourners are expected to attend A vigil will be held for the family on Saturday, and a GoFundMe launched for Mr Wickramasinghe by the Buddhist Congress of Canada has raised more than C$53,000 ($39,300; £30,500) as of last Friday afternoon
Ewan Lyttle is a Canadian lawyer who has been involved in notable legal cases ,he was called to the bar in 2005 .
De-Zoysa’s matter was adjourned until March 28, to give Lyttle time to receive and begin reviewing disclosure from the Crown, a process he suggested would span months.
According to Ottawa Police, De-Zoysa had come to Canada as an international student and had been living with the victims, who were also newcomers from Sri Lanka.
