Danushka returns to court as new details emerge

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Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka has returned to court a day before he asks it to review his bail conditions.

The 31-year-old is behind bars on remand after being charged with four counts of sexual intercourse without consent.

He was excused from appearing in Sydney Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday when the court was told there was a subpoena to obtain digital material from a government agency.

Magistrate Robert Williams granted access to a USB containing files of interest.

The cricketers’s defence lawyers will be able to access the files that include CCTV footage from a railway station.

Mr Gunathilaka has not entered any pleas to the charges. He was arrested outside the Hyatt Regency Hotel on November 6 as his team were set to depart Australia.

Mr Gunathilaka will return to Sydney Downing Centre Local Court on Thursday to request a review of his bail conditions.

He will be taking his bid for freedom to the Supreme Court next month after he was refused bail in the Local Court on November 7.

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Tissa Fernando Wednesday, 16 November 2022 09:00 AM

Next stage would be the massive compensation demand from the woman. This is typical of these women and our stupid guy did not realise it.

BuffaloaCitizen Wednesday, 16 November 2022 02:35 PM

She has demanded 100,000 A$. In Australia, we have our brains in our heads and we use it. In Sri Lanka, you guys have brains in your arseholes and you shit it each time you go to bathroom, that's why almost 70% elected corrupt crooks to lead the country. In this guys case his brain is in his Penis only.

SG Kumara (Australia) Wednesday, 16 November 2022 09:09 AM

Lock him up for several months. Unlike SL he'll find out how real court system works. Someone who is used to Kangaroo courts where the clowns as judges and the criminals decides the outcome, this is going to be a lifetime experience for this piece of shit.

Star wars Wednesday, 16 November 2022 09:13 AM

This is all a set up by the Woman..!! Yes no doubt he is at fault for breaching rules but this is all a game.. What the hell was doing until she was 'raped' for the fourth time ?? counting stars..???

BuffaloaCitizen Wednesday, 16 November 2022 02:28 PM

If this was SL and the women was Sri Lankan, she would have kept quiet as Sri Lankans on a whole are prejudice and further the justice system (Police

BuffaloaCitizen Wednesday, 16 November 2022 02:28 PM

If this was SL and the women was Sri Lankan, she would have kept quiet as Sri Lankans on a whole are prejudice and further the justice system (Police

Punchi Wednesday, 16 November 2022 09:16 AM

We have Shinhala justice towards others who don’t look like us in our paradise and in Australia Danushka is going to experience whitemans justice. Hooray

Lanka putha Wednesday, 16 November 2022 02:24 PM

This is going to be a very long time.

Dilkie Thursday, 17 November 2022 09:21 AM

Respect for a women sexual or otherwise is not in the male Lankan mind-set

Rasika Wednesday, 16 November 2022 09:39 AM

Sickening act

DOT Wednesday, 16 November 2022 11:34 AM

Somebody shuld punish him!

Lanka Lanka putha Wednesday, 16 November 2022 02:26 PM

Don't worry the Australian will take care of it. It is not easy to play games with them.

dot Wednesday, 16 November 2022 02:01 PM

I am abut surprised that someone used the name I normally use for comments .I am not a person who pass judgement on behavior and leave it to those who are able to do so

Ignorant Wednesday, 16 November 2022 02:21 PM

Danushka should learn that not knowing the law is not an excuse. This woman may have exploited the law, but it was there to stop crimes against women. After all, there are more women who get protection from this law than women who abuse it.

Lanka putha Wednesday, 16 November 2022 02:28 PM

Only person who is to be blamed is him. He should have known better and still he played with fire and now he got burnt

sellappah Nagarajah Wednesday, 16 November 2022 02:34 PM

He should face the full force of the law

Namal Rajapsak to asnwer- your sex Wednesday, 16 November 2022 02:51 PM

This appointment made when you were in the sport ministry. so you fellows also do the same as you do wherever they go. Finally they brought very bad name to sri lanka. You are the father of in hunting women virrgins so you have to answer for this JIL PUK MALIEE NAMAL-Fake copycut lawyer

Nuwan Thursday, 17 November 2022 09:53 AM

This guy needs to be taught a lesson considering his previous acts of misbehaviour.

Rex Perera Thursday, 17 November 2022 04:42 PM

Robert- this woman is experienced in hitting the pockets. Her downfall is just about to begin.

Dilshan Perera Thursday, 17 November 2022 09:09 PM

This waste of life will escape this time too, by paying the prostitute huge compensation, which might be collected from Cricket Board funds, or government funds, from us!

ron pieres Wednesday, 23 November 2022 06:59 AM

when he drops the soap in the shower he will know what rape is like

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