Former Sri Lankan cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga has been castigated by a magistrate over allegations he assaulted teenagers, seven of whom were taken to hospital. As a respectable person in the country, you should have behaved in a more decent manner. Ranatunga is accused of beating high school children who had chased a cricket ball into his family home last Friday evening. The Ranatunga home adjoins the Asoka College in Colombo.
Children are children.
You were also a child. Earlier, Ranatunga's elder brother, Prasanna, and four of his staff were remanded over the alleged assault. The order follows an incident on Friday in which Ranatunga, his politician brother and security guards at their residence allegedly beat up the group of students. Seven students, aged 16 to 18, went to hospital. Six of them have been discharged and one remains in hospital with head injuries.