Sri Lankan man, 37, charged with indecent exposure and entering UK illegally
A 37-year-old man from Sri Lanka has been charged with entering the UK illegally and an offence of indecent exposure.
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Sukirthan Thangrasha of New Road, Portsmouth, has also been charged in connection with assaulting a man in Southampton and a public order incident in a Portsmouth.
A Hampshire Constabulary spokesman said: “A 37-year-old man has been charged with offences including an immigration offence, indecent exposure and public order in Southampton and Portsmouth.
“Sukirthan Thangrasha of New Road in Portsmouth, who is a foreign national and states that he is originally from Sri Lanka, has been charged in relation to our investigations into the following incidents.
“On Friday 15 August, a 25-year-old man was assaulted in Highfield Lane in Southampton. He was not seriously hurt."
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They continued: “On Friday 15 August, a man indecently exposed himself in Highfield Lane in Southampton.
“On Monday 15 September, a public order incident took place in Kingston Cemetery close to New Road in Portsmouth. No-one was hurt.”
Thangrasha faces charges of common assault, indecent exposure, a public order offence and entering the UK illegally contrary to Section 24 of the Immigration Act 1971.
He has been remanded to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court later.
