‘Always had a smile to give’: Friend speaks fondly of Sri Lanka woman allegedly killed by husband in Singapore


Diyawinnage Sewwandi Maduka Kumari was allegedly killed by her husband at the Holiday Inn Express Singapore Katong on Sept 9. - PHOTOS: ELIZABETH CAMPHER/LINKEDIN, ST FILE

SINGAPORE: The Sri Lankan woman who was allegedly murdered by her husband at a hotel in East Coast Road was fondly remembered as “a friend to many and always had kind words and a smile to give”.

Ms Elizabeth Campher wrote about the tragic death of her classmate, Ms Diyawinnage Sewwandi Maduka Kumari, in her LinkedIn post last week.

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