Sri Lanka, July 16 -- The Anuradhapura Magistrate's Court has rejected a request made by a former army soldier, who is a suspect in a sexual assault case involving a female specialist doctor undergoing training at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital, seeking permission to make another statement in court.

According to the Ada Derana court reporter, the request was made during the hearing of the case before Anuradhapura Chief Magistrate Nalaka Sanjeewa Jayasuriya.

Responding to the suspect's request, the Sub Inspector of Police (SI) of the Child and Women's Bureau of the Anuradhapura Police A.C. Dayananda informed the Magistrate that the suspect was attempting to use the court to make various false statements in a deliberate effort to defa...