Sarah Jasmine, wife of Katuwapitiya Church bomber, confirmed dead

DNA tests have revealed that Pulasthini Mahendran, alias Sarah Jasmine, the wife of Katuwapitiya church bomber, had died during the suicide bomb explosion in a safe house in Sainthamaruthu on April 26, 2019, days after the Easter Sunday bomb attacks, Police said.

They said that the Government Analyst Department had conducted the DNA test and submitted the report.

The police will inform court of the latest update, a police statement said.