2024 Ottawa stabbing
| 2024 Ottawa stabbing | |
|---|---|
| Location | 324 Berrigan Dr, Barrhaven, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Date | March 6, 2024 |
Attack type | Mass stabbing, mass murder |
| Weapons | 38cm Hunting knife |
| Deaths | 6 |
| Injured | 1 |
| Accused | Febrio De-Zoysa |
On March 6, 2024, the Wickramasinghe family, Sri Lankan immigrants, were fatally stabbed inside of their house in Barrhaven, a suburb of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Four children were killed, along with their mother, a male family friend and their father was injured. It was the worst mass killing in the city's recent history.
Febrio De-Zoysa, 19, a Sri Lankan former Algonquin College student residing with the family, was arrested in connection with the incident, and was charged with six counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder. On November 6, 2025, De Zoysa pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder. The next day, he was sentenced to life imprisonment with no chance of parole for 25 years.