Puthukkudiyiruppu Shelling (2009)

January 11, 2009
Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu
Shelling
4 +
Killed

What Happened

Sri Lanka Army (SLA) fired artillery shells killed four displaced civilians, including the parents and the daughter of a family, residing in the settlement located behind the hospital of Puthukkudiyiruppu in Mullaiththeevu district Saturday night, according to medical sources. Two of the killed victims were 17-year-old students. Four civilians, including a 5-year-old child were wounded in the indiscriminate artillery attack. Meanwhile, artillery barrage on Vaddakkachchi and Pu'liyampokka'nai in Ki'linochchi district continued, disrupting the access roads for civilians to move away from the areas that have come under artillery barrage.

Perpetrators

Sri Lankan Army

Sources & References

  • https://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=27981

Documented Victim Demographics

Based on victims with documented names and details

Documented Victims (5 names)

# Name Age Occupation
1 Kaaththan Thuraisamy 61 -
2 Sinnamma Thuraisamy 55 -
3 Thamilini Thuraisamy 17 -
4 Manchu Kalatheepan 26 -
5 Divya Kalatheepan 5 (Child) -
Children (age ≤ 12)