OTTAWA — Dhanushka Wickramasinghe thought his days of living alone in Ottawa were behind him. His home in the suburb of Barrhaven would be quiet when he got back from work a bit shy of 11 p.m.
His home in the suburb of Barrhaven would be quiet when he got back from work a bit shy of 11 p.m., but the happy tumult of a house full of kids would surely resume in the morning.
As he wrestled with his assailant, Wickramasinghe felt the sting of a knife or other edged weapon — police would later call it a “knife-like object” — slashing across his face. Wickramasinghe ran back outside — screaming, bleeding, inconsolable. Neighbours summoned the police, who arrived minutes later and subdued the attacker.
De-Zoysa, also a Sri Lankan national, had moved into the family’s basement in recent months. Earlier this month, they all celebrated his birthday together.But all was not well with De-Zoysa, who had dropped out of school and was also having thoughts of suicide, Suneetha said. Then suddenly, he seemed to break off all contact with his relatives, blocking their phone numbers and social media accounts, she said.
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