Dead teenager’s parents claim damages from KMC and RDA

By Shehan Chamika Silva
Parents of the late 15-year-old school girl, who died after falling into an unprotected drain at Nittawela Junction on the Kandy-Katugastota road in 2015, today filed a civil law suit against Kandy Municipal Council, Urban Development Authority and Road Development Authority in Kaduwela District Court.

Complainant parents, Mohammad Rasheed Sahabdeen and Fathima Aneesa had filed the case claiming Rs. 100 million each as damages from the respondents of Kandy MC, RDA and UDA.

In the petition complainants had mentioned that the respondents had a duty to manage and take appropriate steps to prevent a possible accident around an unprotected drain, and that they had neglected to consider on the pedestrians, thereby, a death caused.

Counsel Anusha Wickramasinghe, Irusha Kalidaasa and Indika Perera appeared on behalf of the complainants.

The late teenage girl, Sahabdeen Mohamed Asra was a GCE Ordinary Level student of Kandy Badi-ud-Din Mohamed Vidyalaya.

The tragedy occurred on October 15, 2015 while she was returning home with two other girls after attending a tuition class in the heavy rain.

She had fallen into the drain in trying to avoid water splashed by a speeding vehicle.