Three members of the same family have been sentenced to death by the Nuwara Eliya High Court (HC) for the abduction and rape of a young woman and the murder of another individual.
The three accused, aged 35, 32 and 24 years, are brothers, Nuwara Eliya police sources said.
They had been on trial for abducting and raping a young woman and murdering another individual at Alu Oya in Norton Bridge on August 3, 2009.
