Family of six blown to pieces, surviving members unable to hold funeral

Pieces of the nine IDPs killed at the hospital

Two survivors of the family, a son and daughter under 15 years, have no relatives nearby and are unable to hold a funeral. They have appealed for someone to carry out a burial of the pieces of the bodies of their parents and siblings strewn all around.

The family is originally from Santhapuram in Kilinochchi with the permanent address, 8th Lane, Santhapuram. They had displaced to Kalmadu and then to Manickapuram in Red-Barna. The incident occurred in front of the GTM School at Manickapuram junction.

Surviving son

Names of the six family members are:

1. Karupaih Peruma, father aged 48 years
2. Perumal Indra, mother aged 40 years
3. Perumal Kayalvili, female child aged 1 year
4. Perumal Tharmini, female child aged 7 years
5. Perumal Thushyanthini, female child aged 13 years and
6. Perumal Sinthuja, female child aged 16 years

Other three IDPs killed are:

1. Indranathan Keerthana, child aged 10 years
2. Thavarasa Thavakumar, child aged 14 years
3. Somasundaram Indrakumar, male aged 45 years

Injured:

1. Ramalingam Mathivanan, male child aged 14 years
2. Ramalingam Mathivani, female child aged 8 years
3. Nadarsa, male aged 70 years
4. Rasathurai, male aged 70 years
5. Nadarasa Pavalaranee, female aged 58 years
6. Soundararasa Thivakaran, male aged 19 years
7. Ramasethu Kathirkamanathan, male aged 37 years
8. Sasikaran, male aged 20 years

18 January 2009

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