Mannar mass grave radiocarbon dating report handed over to court

20 Feb, 2019

The radiocarbon dating report on the Mannar mass grave was handed over to the Mannar court today.

Six bone samples obtained from the Mannar mass grave, located at the Sathosa
Building in the Mannar town were handed over for radiocarbon dating, to Beta
Analytics in Miami, Florida, USA.

A report on five of the six samples were received and the report was handed over to court today.

The Office on Missing Persons (OMP) had observed the process of handing over the six bone samples to Beta Analytics in Miami, Florida, USA.

The samples were handed over by Consultant Judicial Medical Officer, District General Hospital Mannar, Dr Saminda Rajapaksha who is heading?the investigation team at the site. (Colombo Gazette)

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