Mrs. Shyama Gooneratne, wife of assassinated Industrial Minister C.V. Gooneratne, died yesterday after a team of surgeons battled in vain to save her life. The minister and others were collecting donations in aid of the National Defence Fund. Mrs. Gooneratne died at 4.35 pm yesterday at the Colombo South Hospital where she was rushed after the explosion. Her death was due to heavy internal bleeding in the abdominal area.
Funeral arrangements are to be notified today.