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KDU International Journal of Criminal Justice (KDUIJCJ)
Volume I | Issue II| July 2024

amount of money on the land and the building operation. Subsequently,
the husband started getting violent and he was arrested for narcotics

offences and she spent on legal fees and bailed him out. All her money

brought to Sri Lanka was spent by her husband on Building projects. It
was at a later date that she came to know that he was already married and

the property on which the buildings were erected were registered in the

name of and belonged to his first wife whom he referred to as his sister.
He had committed Bigamy by marrying the second wife while the first

marriage was subsisting.

The Tourist Police Unit of Sri Lanka could maintain a helpline where they

put Tourists such as Lucille in contact with an English Speaking, Gender
sensitive young Lawyer. There should be a pool of such lawyers and they

could function according to a roster. Tourists and Foreigners should be

given an information booklet that will have important telephone numbers
of personnel from different organizations who could assist them in a

crisis. Tourists and Foreigners who have pending court cases should be

given a chance to conclude their cases speedily. A day or an afternoon
could be allocated for court to take up such cases.

Nelum, the Mother of two small girls suffered emotional, physical and

sexual abuse for 14 years at the hands of the husband. She could not find

a social worker or a legal professional who could assist her in getting out
of this situation. Her two daughters who could not endure the Family

Violence would often say: ‘It would be good if our Father dies.’ Day in day

out violence would erupt upon his return after work . Even Nelum’s
Mother was not spared. Nelum and the children would hide in the houses

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