A 22 year old woman from Switzerland was reportedly raped in Anuradhapura by a three-wheel driver on July 27.
According to the Sunday Times when the victim presented at Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital for medical assistance, there was only a male Judicial Medical Officer working at the time and therefore she declined an examination.
"In disgust" the paper reported, the woman left Sri Lanka along with three of her friends the following day.
A man was arrested on July 30 and produced in court, the paper added.
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