DARSHANA SANJEEWA BALASURIYA 
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Suspect who assaulted consultant surgeon, arrested
Colombo, March 30 (Daily Mirror) - A suspect has been arrested over the assault on a senior consultant Oral and Maxillofacial (OMF) surgeon at the General Hospital (Teaching) Kegalle.
The consultant was brutally assaulted within the hospital premises on March 28.
The attack was carried out by an individual who claimed that the specialist had made accidental contact with a pregnant woman while walking along the hospital pathway.
The incident has sparked outrage among medical professionals with healthcare unions calling for immediate measures to prevent violence against hospital staff.
The arrested suspect is a 29-year-old resident of Kandy.
The injured specialist doctor is currently receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Kegalle General Hospital.
The arrested suspect has been remanded until April 4 after being produced before the Kegalle Magistrate’s Court.
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