A person who tied a nine-month-old baby to a chair and assaulted them has been arrested.

Colombo Additional Magistrate Lahiru Silva ordered the remand of a person until July 3rd, who is accused of inhumanely assaulting a nine-month-old infant girl by tying her hands, feet, and abdomen tightly to a chair and beating her with an umbrella handle and his hands, allegedly due to her frequent crying. The suspect remanded was Lakshitha Thushara Dhananjaya Perera, who was residing in shop room No. 21 at the old bus stand on Bastian Mawatha, Pettah. The suspect was arrested by Pettah Police and produced before the court based on information received by the Child and Women's Bureau.

The police, presenting facts to the court, stated that the suspect has been accused of severely cruel treatment by tying the small girl to a chair and beating her with something like an iron rod from an umbrella and with his hands. Someone who witnessed the inhumane assault on the infant around 7:30 AM on June 21st informed the Child and Women's Bureau. Subsequently, the police acted and arrested the suspect, and...

Investigations have revealed that the girl had been assaulted at night on previous occasions as well.

The mother of this girl is a 23-year-old woman residing in the Wariyapola area, and police statements reveal that she is the daughter of parents holding responsible government positions. Having grown up in a middle-class family, she married a person named Pathum Anuruddha, who was unemployed. After having a child, she came to Colombo with the child a few days ago with the aim of finding a job. There, the child's father left the mother and infant in the care of this suspect and went to look for a job, but he has not returned even after three or four days. Accordingly, the suspect had arranged to provide them with food and drink and keep them in his room.

The suspect has committed an offense punishable under the Penal Code, and...

The police requested the court to further remand the suspect as the infant, injured in the assault, is currently hospitalized for treatment. The police further stated that necessary future actions would be taken to present the aggrieved young girl to the Children's Magistrate Court and place her under probation. No lawyer appeared for the suspect during this court session, and after considering the presented facts, the Magistrate ordered the suspect to be remanded until the 3rd of next month.