{"id":8468,"date":"2023-09-28T07:27:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T07:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/?p=8468"},"modified":"2023-09-29T08:41:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T08:41:57","slug":"the-woman-seen-in-these-photos-with-dhanushka-is-not-his-lawyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srilanka.factcrescendo.com\/english\/the-woman-seen-in-these-photos-with-dhanushka-is-not-his-lawyer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Woman Accompanying\u00a0 Dhanushka to Court is NOT his lawyer!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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While the case against cricketer Dhanushka Gunathilake for alleged sexual assault in Australia drew much attention, there was a lot of curiosity on social media about the young woman who accompanied the cricketer as well. We decided to investigate the accuracy of viral claims suggesting that the woman might be Dhanushka’s legal representative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Social media was rife with posts speculating that the young woman by Danushka Gunathilaka’s side could potentially be his legal counsel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fact Check :<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Initially, our priority was to ascertain the true identity of Mr Gunathilaka\u2019s legal representative team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senior Counsel Murugan Thangaraj is the lead defense lawyer for cricketer Dhanushka Gunathilake, as confirmed by Sri Lanka Cricket’s Media Manager, Mr. Prasanna Rodrigu, as well. Gabrielle Steedman is the State Prosecutor in the case. You can read more about it in the news articles linked here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n