CID seeks public assistance to identify the bomber

by Jayampathy Jayasinghe

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probing the suicide attack on the Army Commander Lt. General Sarath Fonseka and the convoy of vehicles at the Army Headquarters on April 25 has yet to identify the woman suicide cadre, CID sources said.

Police have sought assistance from the public to identify the suicide bomber, from the photographs. The woman suicide cadre was believed to be in the age group of 35 -40 years and about 5 feet three inches tall. The public is requested to furnish information regarding her identity, her associates and the place where she resided.

Sleuths are still probing how the suicide bomber gained access to the Army Hospital despite tight security. They deny the fact that the woman suicide cadre had stayed at a lodge in Colombo in Dam Street as reported earlier. It is still not known when she had arrived in Colombo to fulfil her mission.

Meanwhile, the forensic experts were busy studying the body parts including finger and palm prints of the woman to gather more evidence. Her head was found hanging from a Jasmine tree at the Army Headquarters and her body parts were strewn all over the place.

Further medical examinations have been ordered to prove whether the woman was pregnant or not. Experts from the Registrar of Finger Prints (RFP) are also studying the foot and fingerprints of the suicide bomber. A complete facial reconstruction of the bomber was done by the RFP experts.