‘Sri Lankan wife’ on murder charge over SL doctor’s death in West Australia (PHOTOS)
Posted by Unknown on Friday, June 27, 2014 | 0 comments
Australian police have charged a Sri Lankan woman – reportedly the victim’s wife – over the death of a Geraldton doctor.
Major crime squad detectives are investigating the death of 34-year-old doctor Dinendra Athukorala, a Sri Lankan.
He was found injured at his home in Shenton Street, Geraldton on June 24 and died when he was unable to be resuscitated after being taken to hospital.
The 34-year-old woman, also believed to be a doctor, was charged with murder on Thursday night.
She was remanded in custody to appear in the Geraldton Magistrates Court on Friday.
The family of Dr Athukorala, believed to be in Sri Lanka, have been notified and detectives and consul officials are offering the family assistance.
