Danushka Gunathilaka has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting a Sydney woman he met through the dating app Tinder
Lackerdis was also asked why she had told the alleged victim to personally bring clothing worn on the night to the police instead of waiting for crime scene officers to retrieve it from her home.
“Why are you allowing a complainant to touch material that might be forensically tested?” Thangaraj said.The case was then passed on to constable Tayleh Gabriel, who saw the alleged victim in person and took a 37-page statement from her. Gabriel admitted her notes of a phone call with Lackerdis only referred to oral sex specifically but said intercourse was also discussed.
“If constable Lackerdis had told you that there was non-consensual sexual intercourse, you would have written that down,” Thangaraj asked.Gunathilaka was arrested in the early hours of 6 November 2022 in a lift at Sydney’s Hyatt Regency hours before the Sri Lankan cricket team was due to fly out. Police examined his bags and room, seizing his iPhone and finding two unused condoms in a Burberry satchel bag.Information and support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse issues is available from the following organisations. In Australia, support is available at
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