NewsA Sri Lankan-born doctor who bludgeoned her husband to death with a mallet after years of abuse is appealing to the Immigration Minister to allow her to stay in Australia after serving her sentence, ABC Australia reported. Dr Chamari Liyanage is serving a four-year prison term in Greenough Regional Prison after being convicted of the manslaughter of fellow doctor Dinendra Athukorala at their home in the West Australian town of Geraldton in June 2014. She was acquitted of the more serious charge of murder and has been eligible to apply for parole since June. Liyanage was quoted by the report as saying she feared for her safety if deported to Sri Lanka. "I am afraid and concern (sic) about safety of my family in Sri Lanka if I have to return home," she wrote.

Source: Sunday Times November 22, 2016 08:47 UTC