The senior oncologist of the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital, who was recently arrested and remanded over allegedly assaulting a female junior staff member, has been granted bail.
61-year-old Dr. Krishantha Perera was granted bail on the orders of the Galle Magistrate Isuru Neththikumara today (22 Jan.) on two personal bonds of Rs. 01 million each.
Meanwhile, the three minor staff members of the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital, including a female, who were arrested on 21 January in connection with a complaint by Dr. Perera alleging assault, were further remanded until Jan. 29.
The court also ordered that the three suspects be referred to an identification parade on the aforementioned date.