A Sri Lankan doctor has been charged with the murder of her husband, also a doctor, in the Mid West city of Geraldton in Western Australia.
The body of 34-year-old Dinendra Athukorala was found inside a home in Shenton Street three days ago.
Chamari Rasika Denuwanthe Gunathilaka Liyanage, 34, appeared in court in Geraldton today charged with her husband’s murder.
No plea has been entered and she did not apply for bail.
Police were called to the unit on Tuesday, following reports of a domestic incident, and found the doctor’s body inside.
The WA Country Health Service said Dr Dinendra Athukorala had worked at the Geraldton Hospital as a resident medical officer for the last year.
The service’s Margaret Denton said he was a valued member of the team and hospital staff were deeply shocked by his death.
Police say Dr Athukorala’s family in Sri Lanka had been notified of his death and consular officials were offering them assistance.
Mrs Athukorala is set to appear in the Stirling Gardens Magistrate via video link court in Perth on July 16.
The couple, who are understood to be from Sri Lanka, graduated at the Post Graduate Institute of Medicine at the University of Colombo in the mid and late 2000s.
- Agencies
