A doctor accused of killing her husband with a hammer did so as she feared people would find out about the sexual relationship the couple had started with a teenager, a court has heard.
Dinendra Athukorala was found by police in the foetal position in the lounge room of his home in Geraldton Western Australia in June 2014 and his wife Chamari Liyanage allegedly had blood splattered on her clothes and claims to have no memory of the event.
Prosecutor Nick Cogin told the court on Monday Mr Athukorala and his wife started a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl and Dr Liyanage became worried about her career, The West Australian reported.
Chamari Liyanage (pictured left) is accused of killing her husband Dinendra Athukorala (right) with a hammer because she feared people would find out about the sexual relationship the couple had started with a teenager, a court has heard
Dinendra Athukorala (right, pictured with wife) was found by police in the foetal position in the lounge room of his home in Geraldton Western Australia in June 2014
Mr Cogin said Mr Athukorala frequently wanted to have threesomes with his wife and other women.
He told the court Dr Liyanage felt the only way to salvage her career after the Sri Lankin couple struck up a relationship of a sexual nature with a teenager, was to kill her husband.
‘It got to a stage that she was no longer prepared to put up with his behaviour,’ Mr Cogin said.
During an interview with police, Dr Liyanage claimed her husband was ‘controlling’ and ‘physically violent.’
Defence lawyer George Giudice said she Dr Liyanagea (pictured) was a ‘battered woman’ and was frequently made to model in front of a camera to please Mr Athukorala
Dinendra Athukorala was found by police in the foetal position in the lounge room of his home in Geraldton Western Australia in June 2014
Mr Athukorala was allegedly struck to death with a wooden-ended hammer (stock image)
Defence lawyer George Giudice said she was a ‘battered woman’ and was frequently made to model in front of a camera to please Mr Athukorala, according to The West Australian.
The court heard the ten-minute emergency phone call Dr Liyanage made to triple-0.
She repeatedly said she ‘did not know what had happened,’ and was barely audibly above her sobbing, The ABC reported.
The trial in the Supreme Court continues.
During an interview with police, Dr Liyanage claimed her husband was ‘controlling’ and ‘physically violent’ (pictured: police searchin