Kuveni was killed by her relatives when she went back to them to ask for help, leaving the two children in the forest glades of Bambawa of the North West region in Sri Lanka.
Kuweni dibunuh oleh kerabatnya ketika dia kembali ke mereka untuk meminta bantuan, meninggalkan dua anak di hutan terbuka Bambawa wilayah Barat Utara di Sri Lanka.