Personal data

Name
Thivya Sivanantham

Date of birth
30.05.1988

Age
18

Place of birth
Vannankulam, Mullaithivu

Biographical details
Thivya Sivanantham was born in Vannankulam, Mullaithivu and 18 years old when she attended the course for first aid and leadership training at the school Mullaithivu Mahavidhyalayam. She was one of the students who were selected for their talents to attend this course.

Indcident

Date
14.08.2016

Location
Mullaithivu

Description
The aerial bombardment that killed 51 students and injured 136 in Mullaithivu while undergoing a programmed first aid and leadership training. The residential course progressed to its fourth day, when on 14 August 2006  at 7:00 a.m the students were getting ready for the day’s program when four Sri Lankan government Kfir jets started showering the area with bombs. Thivya Sivanantham was one of the students who was a trainee for this first aid training at the school: Mullaithivu, Mahavidhyalayam.

Legal situation (investigation/criminal proceedings)
No one was ever held accountable – neither soldiers who were at the scene or the high-ranking officers.