Seventy corpses and 59 skulls were recovered yesterday fro the Matale mass grave at the premises of the Matale district hospital, yesterday(08). Dr. Ajith Jayasena, Judicial Medical officer of the Matale district hospital who is in charge of the medical team conducting the excavations said that three more specialist Judicial medical officers joined them on tMonday(07).
Since they ere continuing to discover mortal remains in the digging, it yet not possible to arrive at a proper conclusion, he said.
All recovered mortal remains thus recovered are then subjected to the required medical investigation and only thereafter cane a conclusion be reached, he pointed out.
SLM