Danushka Gunathilaka arrested in Sydney over alleged sexual assault

06 Nov, 2022

By Easwaran Rutnam

Sri Lankan World Cup cricket star Danushka Gunathilaka has been charged following the alleged sexual assault of a woman in Sydney’s east.

The Australian media reported that the cricketer has been arrested at the team hotel.

He has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman he met in Australia.

Gunathilaka is to be produced in court tomorrow.

He had contacted the Australian woman through Tinder and then met her at a bar on Wednesday night.

According to investigators, Gunathilaka accompanied the woman to her house for consensual sex.

However, he had refused to wear a condom when asked to do so and had chocked the woman and forced her to have sex.

The player, who travelled with the Sri Lanka team for the T20 World Cup in Australia, was ruled out of the tournament with an injury.

He, however, remained with the squad despite being officially replaced by Ashen Bandara.

The Sri Lanka cricket team left home without him this morning.?(Colombo Gazette)

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