He was known for his proclamation of god-given talent in performing exorcisms and due to his body markings which resembled stigmata, many disciples flocked around him to console themselves of their personal issues.
The next day Dr. Joseph who had visited the vicarage observed that Russel was not capable of doing a simple arithmetic calculation, which was a telltale sign of brain damage.
The next day, Dalrene's sister saw Father Peiris giving Russel some tablets and a capsule with a cup of tea, but after a few minutes from ingesting them, he collapsed after sweating profusely.
After 2 days of staying at home due to drowsiness, a deeply unconscious Russel was admitted again on 18 July with an astounding zero blood sugar level in his body.
[note 1] On admission he had irreversible brain damage, but with 50% dextrose infusion his blood sugar rose to three times the normal level.
She was admitted to Durdans Hospital but during the next few days, the Doctors continuously shifted, first Dr. Panditharatne and then Dr. Sathanandan who was not aware that Eunice had been brought unconscious and acting on the history given by Father Peiris, diagnosed endogenous reactive depression and gave her a mild dose of Tofranil.
Based on the readings of the extended glucose tolerance test, Dr. Rajah Silva inquired from Father Peiris whether Eunice had taken anti-diabetic drugs, to which he replied "she was not a diabetic, so no".
At a hunch, the two medical interns surreptitiously obtained details from hospital records and found out that it was the same priest who admitted both Russel and Eunice.
Unbeknownst to officials, he had been systematically feeding meals laced with Euglucon to both Russel and Eunice, causing their blood sugar levels to drastically decrease.
Dalrene's sister and one of Father Peiris's daughters also gave testimonials that they witnessed him giving pills to both Russel and Eunice on different occasions.
[6][3][2] After a highly publicized trial, on 15 February 1984, a High Court bench of three judges led by Justice Tissa Bandaranayake held it proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Russel Ingram (aged 32) and Eunice Peiris (aged 59) had suffered permanent brain damage at the time of their last hospitalization and that each of them died of pneumonia caused by prolonged unconsciousness resulting from hypoglycemia induced by Euglucon.
On 12 February 1988, Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka acquitted Dalrene Ingram, but Father Peiris's conviction was affirmed where he remained incarcerated.