Overview

• Thisara Weragalage, 37, pleaded not guilty to murder and admitted possessing an article with a blade or point at Cardiff Crown Court.
• Recorder of Cardiff Judge Tracey Lloyd Clark remanded him in custody and listed a provisional trial for 9 February 2026.
• Nirodha Niwunhella, 32, was found between two cars in Riverside on 21 August and was pronounced dead at the scene.
• A post-mortem recorded a provisional cause of death as multiple sharp force injuries, and the coroner opened and adjourned an inquest pending the criminal proceedings.
• South Wales Police continue to appeal for witnesses and CCTV as residents plan a public vigil on 21 September near South Morgan Place and her family release a tribute.