Danushka Gunathilaka’s bail conditions eased

Posted by Editor on August 9, 2023 – 7:36 pm

Sri Lankan Cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka. (Dan Himbrechts / AAP PHOTOS)

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunthilaka, who has been stranded in Australia for greater than eight months, will probably be allowed to journey domestically after his bail circumstances had been eased on Tuesday (August 08).

Danushka Gunathilaka wore black pants and a black heavy jacket when he appeared in Sydney Downing Centre District Courtroom on Tuesday to ask the courtroom for leniency on his bail.

He has beforehand pleaded not responsible to raping a girl in her Sydney residence whereas he was within the nation for the T20 World Cup final yr.

The cricketer was arrested and charged in November final yr as he ready to fly residence to Sri Lanka along with his teammates, and he has since been prevented from leaving the nation.

He was granted bail on November 17 with strict circumstances that he give up his passport and never strategy any worldwide level of departure.

On Tuesday, the 32-year-old requested the courtroom to differ his bail to permit him to journey inside Australia on two events this month.

Performing Choose Graeme Henson agreed to permit Mr Gunathilaka to droop the prohibition on approaching worldwide departure factors for 4 days this week and 4 days on the finish of the month.

He stipulated that the cricketer should notify police at the least 48 hours upfront with the length of his journey, the placement, and an itinerary if he plans to journey inside Australia.

Nonetheless, the 32-year-old remains to be required to report back to police 3 times per week and solely allowed to own one cell phone.

He’s prohibited from utilizing relationship websites or apps as a result of allegations in opposition to him.

Police allege the cricketer matched with a girl on a relationship app and chatted along with her a lot of instances on-line earlier than they met.

The pair had drinks within the metropolis earlier than they went again to the girl’s residence within the japanese suburbs of Sydney round 11pm, in accordance with police.

Mr Gunathilaka allegedly ignored the girl’s request to “take it gradual” and as a substitute sexually assaulted the 29-year-old lady in her residence.

Police allege the cricketer engaged in “forceful” intercourse with the girl throughout which he choked the girl 3 times.

The girl instructed police she was “too afraid to do something” and he or she had solely consented to sexual activity with the cricket star if he agreed to put on a condom.

The girl later discovered the condom on the ground beside the mattress, in accordance with police.

The courtroom was instructed the sexual assault cost associated to “stealthing”, the non-consensual removing of a condom throughout intercourse.

He is because of face a judge-alone trial in September.

(Supply: Sky Information)