OTTAWA — Tears welled up in the eyes of the sole survivor of a mass killing as he contemplated life without his wife and kids — as well as the plight of the man now charged in their deaths, a family friend said Friday.
Naradha Kodituwakku of the Buddhist Congress of Canada was among several people who visited Dhanushka Wickramasinghe in the hospital to comfort him as he recovered from his injuries.
Archived posts from early in the COVID-19 pandemic show a user with that handle sharing videos of himself playing video games such as Minecraft, and expressing appreciation for the YouTuber known as Mr. Beast. Gamini Amarakoon Amarakoon Mudiyanselage, 40, was also found dead at the scene. Police described him as a friend who had recently arrived from Sri Lanka and was living with the family.
"I was shocked," Chhabra said in an interview Friday. He said police called Thursday morning while he was at the airport, preparing to board a flight to begin his family vacation. Neighbours and community members gathered at a nearby park Thursday evening as they absorbed the news.
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