Six convicted over fatal bashing

2:24pm Saturday 19th July 2008

Two men has been found guilty of murder and another two of manslaughter following a savage attack on a Mitcham laundry manager that left him dead.

Sellathurai Balasingham died in November 2001 after being attacked as he arrived home from work in Huntington Close.

The Old Bailey jury heard Mr Balasingham, 36, was beaten about the head in a savage and prolonged attack near a grassy area in between Kent Close and Huntington Close on the Pollards Hill Estate in Mitcham.

He was taken by ambulance to the Mayday Hospital in Croydon where he was declared dead at shortly after midnight on November 7.

Prabu Santharatnam, 26, of Commonside, East Mitcham and Nimalan Nadarajah, 29, of no fixed address were both found guilty of murder and perverting the course of justice.

Jathies Santharatnam, 33, of Commonside, East Mitcham and Mayuran Seevaratnam, 28, of no fixed address, were convicted of manslaughter. Jathies Santharatnam was also convicted of perverting the course of justice.

Two others - Nimalrajah Thambithurai, 28, of Coverton Road, Tooting, and Makundan Kumarasritharan, 29, of Mount Rd, Mitcham - were found guilty of conspiracy to assault.

All six are expected to be sentenced on August 4.

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