Grief, Pleas for Compassion at Funeral for Sri Lankan Family Slain in Ottawa

Grief, Pleas for Compassion at Funeral for Sri Lankan Family Slain in Ottawa
Flowers sit at the scene of a homicide where six people were found dead in the Barrhaven suburb of Ottawa on March 7, 2024. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—More than a hundred mourners offered tearful prayers and calls for solidarity and compassion on Sunday at the funeral for a Sri Lankan family slain in one of the worst mass killing’s in Ottawa’s history.

Dozens gathered at the Infinity Convention Centre for a multi−faith service to remember the six people, including four children, who were found dead on March 6 inside a townhouse in Ottawa’s south−end Barrhaven suburb.