‘This Tragedy Has Shaken Me’: Ottawa Father of Slain Family Thanks Public for Support

Dhanushka Wickramasinghe, the father and husband of the victims, leaves the funeral service for the victims of a mass stabbing that killed a mother, her four young children and a family friend, in Ottawa on Mar.17, 2024. The Canadian Press/Patrick Doyle

The surviving father of an attack that Ottawa’s mayor has called one of the city’s worst cases of mass violence is thanking the public for its support.

Dhanushka Wickramasinghe released his first public statement though police after hundreds gathered at a convention centre on Mar. 17 to mourn his family.