Malaka remanded

Sarath Malalasekera

COLOMBO: The Colombo Chief Magistrate and Additional District Judge Kusala Sarojini Weerawardena yesterday remanded Malaka Manoj Silva, son of Minister Mervyn Silva, till September 12.

Chief Inspector Abeyratne Dissanayake, OIC, Bambalapitiya police last morning filing a report before the Mount Lavinia Magistrate in connection with the assault on accountant Chaminda Senasinghe at a night club said the suspect who is involved in the assault case is warded at a private nursing home in Narahenpita Police area.

On an application by the Bambalapitiya police the Mount Lavinia Magistrate referred the case to be heard before the Colombo Chief Magistrate last afternoon.

Judge Weerawardena who visited the private hospital where the suspect Malaka Silva had been warded at the Narahenpita nursing home, ordered that he be remanded till September 12.

Judge Weerawardena also observed that according to the report before court that the investigations into the incident had not been completed and a weapon also had been used in the incident.