A lawyer for Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka has slammed prolonged delays within the courtroom proceedings.
Sydney Downing Centre Local Court was advised on Thursday that the Crown had not but served a quick of proof on defence regardless of the cricketer being charged months in the past.
The delays come because the worldwide cricket star is dealing with a prolonged authorized battle abroad.
Police allege Mr Gunathilaka matched with a girl on a courting app whereas he was in Sydney for the T20 World Cup final 12 months.
He allegedly chatted with the girl a lot of occasions on-line earlier than they met on November 2.
The pair had drinks within the metropolis earlier than they went again to the girl’s house in Sydney’s jap suburbs about 11pm, in keeping with police.
Mr Gunathilaka allegedly ignored the girl’s request to “take it slow” and as an alternative choked and assaulted the 29-year-old girl in her own residence, in keeping with a reality sheet tendered by police at a earlier listening to.
The high order batsman allegedly compelled himself on high of the girl when the pair moved to the bed room. Police declare the girl was uncomfortable and agreed to proceed with sexual exercise provided that Mr Gunathilaka wore a condom.
“He protested but eventually agreed,” police allege within the courtroom paperwork.
The girl advised police she later discovered the condom on the ground beside the mattress.
Police allege the girl was “in shock” and didn’t consent to intercourse with out a condom. She once more requested him to make use of a condom however he refused and as an alternative forcefully engaged in sexual exercise, in keeping with police claims.
During the a number of hours he remained on the girl’s house, Mr Gunathilaka allegedly choked the girl a number of occasions and slapped her on the buttocks.
The girl was “frozen and in shock” earlier than the worldwide cricketer requested her to order an Uber for him. He left her house simply earlier than 1am.
The alleged sufferer advised police she was sore and swollen and unable to work the following day as a result of she “couldn’t stop crying”.
Mr Gunathilaka has not entered pleas to the 4 costs of sexual assault.
His lawyer Alen Sahinovic advised the courtroom that the Crown had not served any temporary of proof on his crew.
He criticised the delays and requested the courtroom to order the Crown to serve the working temporary inside per week.
The prosecutor admitted the temporary was not but compliant.
Magistrate Derek Price ordered the temporary to be handed over by late January, with the matter returning to courtroom on February 23.
The delay comes lower than a month after a courtroom was advised the Sri Lankan cricketer was settling into life in Sydney whereas taking part within the prolonged authorized proceedings.
The 31-year-old was granted go away to maneuver right into a one-bedroom residence in Sydney’s inside west earlier than the festive break.
He beforehand surrendered his passport and has been ordered to not strategy any worldwide departure level as a provision of his bail.
The Sri Lankan nationwide was ordered to report back to police day-after-day and abide by a nightly curfew.
Mr Gunathilaka’s bail was backed by a $150,000 surety offered by a “friend of a friend” and an additional $50,000 to be offered by the cricketer.
