A 30-year-old murder accused was today brutally killed by a five-member gang outside a court campus in full public view, in a suspected revenge attack.
Police said Sesuraja was leaving the Judicial Magistrate court after it extended his bail in the murder case when the gang fatally attacked him around noon and fled the scene.
As he emerged out of the court through the rear gate, he saw the accused standing on the road, following which he ran back into the campus to escape, they said.
He was chased by the members following which he fell down. The gang then hacked him with sickles and ran away as the public watched in horror, police said, adding, Sesuraja died on the spot.
Sesuraja along with four others had been arrested in connection with the murder of a person in June last year and subsequently obtained bail.
Police said they suspect the killing to be a sequel to the last year murder, adding they were searching for the gang members.
