Alleged Domestic Abused Former Supreme Court Judge Abrew Died

Former Supreme Court Judge,  Justice Sarath de Abrew, who is alleged to have molested  the domestic worker at his house on or around June 26, was initially granted bail by the Mt-Lavinia Magistrate’s Court on July 07, 2015.

Earlier, in 2012, a police constable attached to the Mt-Lavinia police had also lodged a complaint, stating that Abrew had allegedly assaulted him while,  he was on guard duty at the Justice’s residence in Attidiya.

The Sri Lankan Domestic Workers Union, along with other trade unions and women’s groups, also organised a picket, outside the Supreme Court over this incident on July 6.

The Colombo High Court in January granted bail to former Justice, Sarath de Abrew in the  case in which he is charged with an alleged assault on a domestic worker.

Abrew said to have fallen from upstairs and taken to the Kalubowila hospital, where he was pronounced death. His remains lie at the Colombo South Teaching Hospital in Kalubowila.