Four men jailed for murder of Rochdale aid worker
A prominent Sri Lankan politician and three other men have each been jailed for 20 years for killing aid worker Khuram Shaikh.
A prominent Sri Lankan politician and three other men have each been jailed for 20 years for killing aid worker Khuram Shaikh.
A Sri Lankan politician and three other men have been jailed for a total of 80 years for the murder of Rochdale aid worker Khuram Shaikh.
The 32-year old was attacked while on holiday with his girlfriend in the resort of Tangelle on Christmas Day 2011.
The former council leader in Tangelle was given a 20 year sentence.
This report from Daniel Hewitt, who has followed this case from the start:
And Tony spoke to Nasser Shaikh, Khuram's brother, via Skype from the Sri Lankan capital Colombo.
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