Judge declines to give statement over assault complaint

June 30, 2015 10:19 am

A Supreme Court Judge has declined to give a statement to the police in connection with accusations of assaulting a female servant in his employment.

A woman who had served as a domestic worker at the residence of the judge in question on Friday (June 26) lodged a complaint with Mt. Lavinia Police claiming that she had been assaulted.

Based on this complaint, a team of police officers had visited the judge’s residence last evening in order to record a statement regarding the matter, police spokesman ASP Ruwan Gunasekara said.

However, the judge had declined to give a statement, he said.

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