Results
of Ballistic Reports, 19th February 2007 (Translated from Sinhalese)
I.
Items Retrieved from ACF Premises
M.C. ANURADHAPURA
Case No. B 843/06
Forwarding
consolidated report by senior assistant government analyst P.G. Madawela and Deputy
Government Analyst W.D.G.S. Goonetilleke on the contents of unnumbered parcel
dated 4 Oct. 2006 sent by Magistrate, Anuradhapura Magistrate Court (the parcel
was not marked but was sealed, the seal was in good condition and the seal is
similar to the ‘sample’ seal sent).
The Parcel Contained
P1 - P 16 7.62 x 39
mm Spent Bullets
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P 17 - P 30 7.62 x 39
mm Spent Bullets
P 31 - P 37 Distorted
Cartridges
P 38 - P41 Centres of
Distorted Cartridges
P42 - P 43 Spent
Bullets
Compared and Examined
P1 - P30 spent bullets (30) with the (gun/ firearm) markings on two
unspent bullets P42 and P 43
i. The firearm
markings on the 13 spent bullets P2, P3, P4,P6,P8,P12, P27, P20, P23, P24,
P27, P28 AND P30 match each other;
ii. The firearm markings
on the 12 spent bullets P5, P9, P10, P11, P14, P15, P16, P19, P21,
P25, P29 and P 43 match each other
PAGE 3 (SOMETHIGN
INDISTINCT AT THE TOP BUT I THINK IT MAY BE BAD PHOTOCOPYING POSSIBLY)
iii. The firearm markings
on the 3 spent bullets P18,P22 and P42 match each other
It is my view that
the firing of the bullets was:
The thirteen spent
bullets P2, P3, P4, P6, P8, P12, P17, P20, P23, P24, P27, P28 AND P 30 by one
firearm
The twelve spent bullets P5, P9, P10, P11, P14, P15, P16, P19, P21, P25, P29
AND P 43 by one firearm,
The three spent
bullets P18, P22 AND P 42 by one firearm.
The four Spent
Bullets P1, P7, P13 AND P 26 are rusted and not in a suitable condition for
comparing the firearm markings
The 7 distorted
cartridges P 31 - P 37 are rusted and the firearm markings
are considerably distorted and not in a fit condition for purposes of
comparing firearm markings
By weight, size and
shape, the 7 distorted cartridges P 31 - P 37 conform to standard 7.62 x 39 mm
bullet cartridges
By weight, size and
shape, the 4 distorted centres of cartridges P 38 - P 41 conform to standard
7.62 x 39 mm cartridge centres
signed .........
II.
Items Retrieved from the 2nd Post Mortem
1,4,8,9, 10 "vikurthi
voo", i.e., damaged/ distorted bullets
2. part of a case of a damaged/ distorted bullet
3,5 damaged/ distorted piece of metal
6. damaged/distorted, case of a bullet
7. middle/core of a damaged/disorted bullet.
The analysis says:
Items 1,4,8,9,10 (all bullets) - examined four right leaning marks on
them
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ANALYSIS CONTD
In my opinion, items 1,4,8,9, 10 bullets/ cartridges have been fired with
either one or several guns (he has used the phrase "rel" which seems
to indicate a kind of gun that fires repeatedly but I don’t know what this
particular gun is) with a right leaning four tipped top.
But, items 1,4,8,9,10 which are distorted/damaged bullets from a gun that has
been fired are rusted so it is not possible to use them for "comparison"
purposes.
By weight, quantity and shape, items 1,4,8,9,10 are consistent with a bullet
from a standard 7.62 x 39 mm cartridge
By weight quantity and shape, item 7 is consistent with the core/middle of a
standard bullet from a 7.62 x 39 mm cartridge
By weight, quantity and shape, item 6 is consistent with the standard case of a
bullet from a 7.62 x 39 mm cartridge.