Man accused of killing 6 people in Barrhaven appears in court

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Editor’s note: This file will be updated as news occurs later in the day. 

The 19-year-old man accused of killing six people, including four children, in Barrhaven last week is set to appear in court this afternoon.

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Febrio De-Zoysa was arrested last Wednesday night and is charged with six counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder.

De-Zoysa came to Canada as an international student, police say, and was living with the victims — also newcomers from Sri Lanka.

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The victims:

• Darshani Dilanthika Ekanayake, 35-year-old wife and mother;
• Inuka, seven-year-old son;
• Ashwini, four-year-old daughter;
• Ranaya, three-year-old daughter;
• Kelly, two-month-old daughter;
• Gamini Amarakoon, 40-year-old family friend.

Ekanayake’s husband, Dhanushka Wickramasinghe, was the lone survivor of the attack. He was brought to a local hospital to recover from serious injuries.

Ottawa police chief Eric Stubbs told reporters last week that police believe an edged weapon/knife was used in the killings.

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