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.
“‘I can see that the people are with me,'” Kodithuwakku quoted his friend as saying during his visit. The Sri Lankan community is devastated and struggling to deal with such a “monstrous” tragedy, Kodithuwakku said.The community is doing its best to rally on behalf of the victims and their families, including through a GoFundMe campaign launched Thursday.
Lashinka Dammullage, a minister counsellor at the country’s mission in Ottawa, said they are waiting for the authorities to release bodies before assisting with funeral preparations.The landlord of the Ottawa townhouse where the family lived said he had no idea anyone other than the couple and their kids were living at the home.
Chhabra said the family had been leasing from him since last June or July and described the father as “a great tenant.” He didn’t know the family had a new baby, he added.
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