Elderly women robbed during visit to Colombo Eye Hospital

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Two elderly women who happened to be sisters who had come to seek medical assistance at the Colombo eye Hospital have been robbed by a man who had promised to introduce them to an eye specialist.

Two sisters Hemalatha and Premawathi, residents of Waga in Padukka had come to seek medical treatment and said the earrings they were wearing were robbed by a man who had tricked them.

Premawathi said they were met by the suspect who promised to introduce them to an eye specialist who is known to him.

“He said he would introduce us to an eye specialist and get him to treat us free of charge. He instructed us to remove our earrings so that he could prove that we are poor. We followed him and removed our earrings and wrapped it in a piece of paper which he gave us. We also tied it up with a handkerchief and kept it. Later we found out that he had pinched it,” Premawathi said.

They had then gone to lodge a complaint at a nearby police station.

However the policeman there had refused to write down the complaint saying the incident had occurred outside the territory that comes under their purview.

Later they lodged a complaint at the Maradana Police station.

“We are poor helpless women and hope that justice will be meted out to us,” Premawathi said. (YOHAN PERERA)

Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

Comments - 11

Sandy Tuesday, 14 December 2021 09:37 AM

Don't wear gold ornaments , you may loose your life

Seqi Tuesday, 14 December 2021 09:58 AM

Welcome to Colombo. From the poorest of the poor to the high flying rich, all are easily conned when seeking the short cut.

N SENA Tuesday, 14 December 2021 10:00 AM

SADLY, OUR COUNTRY IS BREEDING CROOKS AND CORRUPT PEOPLE LED BY CORRUPT POLITICANS

Kapila Fernando Tuesday, 14 December 2021 10:34 AM

Sri Lanka is such a corrupt country. Even doctors and monks are corrupt. So I even can not trust these women immediately.

A R Tuesday, 14 December 2021 10:37 AM

Man must be from Me..mulana.

European Tuesday, 14 December 2021 10:49 AM

So you have to pay money for medical treatment? I always thought Sri Lanka is a socialist country and therefore healthcare is free.

Karalasingam Sivalingam Tuesday, 14 December 2021 01:19 PM

Trace the rascal via CCTV lnstalled nearby. Affluent , please donate these poor villagers something to wipe their tears and fear.

roobarbie Tuesday, 14 December 2021 02:45 PM

What else do you expect from gutter level people, when all the politicians, from President

Sivap Tuesday, 14 December 2021 03:15 PM

This country too poorest of poor, due to swindled by politicians, they went for massive developments thinking not of the country but theircommission/bribe, all the politicians who fortunate to ruled the country swindled us, now we world class baggers

Ranaweera Tuesday, 14 December 2021 07:50 PM

Conmen are everywhere.

MN Tuesday, 14 December 2021 10:06 PM

If it is gold chain,I can give clue,go to parliament, heard they are talking of chain snatcher

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