Schoolgirl robs coconuts to boost school fund

PRIYADARSHANI KAHAWALA, Ingiriya central group cor

A 13 – year - old girl who allegedly robbed eight coconuts from a nearby garden was ordered to be released on a Rs 50,000 personal bond by Horana Acting Magistrate Manel Gunathilaka yesterday. The grade 8 student when questioned said her teacher had asked them bring Rs 800 each to paint the walls of the school and she had no means of finding this money.

She said her poor parents were not in a position to raise this sum and hence her decision to sell the coconuts and hand over the proceeds to the teacher. The Lawyers Society of the Horana Magistrate’s Court appeared free of charge for the girl.