Danushka Gunathilaka also accused of choking woman during alleged sexual assault
Danushka Gunathilaka has been suspended from all cricket by SLC.
More miseries follow suit for the Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka. The left-handed batter, whose image has been tarnished after being beenaccused of sexually assaulting a woman in Australia on several occasions before choking her. He allegedly choked her so hard that the woman had to undergo a brain scan, as reported by a local media on Wednesday (November 09).
The 31-year-old Gunathilaka has been under the scanner after beingcharged with four counts of sexual assault and has already beendenied bail. Magistrate Robert Williams had agreed to suppress details of the allegations and other elements of the case. But the suppression order was successfully challenged by Australian media, which have now reported graphic details of the alleged assault against the unnamed woman. Court documents cited by public broadcaster ABC say the pair connected on a dating app before meeting at a popular bar near Sydney's Opera House on November 2.
They then travelled by ferry to the victim's home and after several drinks Gunathilaka allegedly forced himself on her multiple times.It is alleged that during one of the assaults the woman saw a condom on the floor, despite asking Gunathilaka to wear one. Sri Lanka Cricket has suspended the batsman "from all forms of the game with immediate effect".
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Gunathilaka's life has turned upside down ever since he was caught in the middle of this controversy Down Under. The cricketer was arrested on Sunday (November 06) shortly after Dasun Shanaka-led Sri Lanka bowed out of the ongoing T20 World Cup, with a defeat to England in their last Super 12 round. Earlier, he was suspended with immediate effect from the Sri Lanka Cricket Board (SLC), making him ineligible for selection from all forms of cricket.
Media release of the SLC:
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The Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket decided to suspend national player Danushka Gunathilaka from all forms of cricket with immediate effect and will not consider him for any selections after being informed that Mr. Gunathilaka was arrested and charged with sexual assault of a woman in Australia.
Furthermore, Sri Lanka Cricket will take the necessary steps to promptly carry out an inquiry into the alleged offense, and, upon conclusion of the aforementioned court case in Australia, steps will be taken to penalize the said player if found guilty.
Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to emphasize that it adopts a “zero tolerance” policy for any such conduct by a player and will provide all the required support to the Australian law enforcement authorities to carry out an impartial inquiry into the incident.
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