SL cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka gets huge reprieve in Sydney rape case
Updated On: 18 May, 2023 01:02 PM IST | Sydney | mid-day online correspondent
Gunathilaka had been arrested by the Sydney police from the team hotel last November during the T20 World Cup. However, the public prosecutor withdrew three of the charges in a Sydney court
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Sri Lanka`s cricketers Dhananjaya de Silva (R) and Danushka Gunathilaka (C) attend a practice session (Pic: AFP)
Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka on Thursday got a major reprieve after three out of his four sexual assault charges were dropped. He was charged with four counts of sexual intercourse without consent for which the 32-year-old had been arrested by the Sydney police from the team hotel last November during the T20 World Cup. However, the public prosecutor withdrew three of the charges in a Sydney court.
According to the police, the Sri Lankan batter and the 29-year-old woman met via a dating app. After their date, the two returned to the woman`s home at Sydney`s Rose Bay where Gunathilaka allegedly choked her and raped her.
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