Overview
- Jurors at Portsmouth Crown Court are hearing a case against Sukirthan Thangrasha on one count of exposure from an August 15, 2025 incident in Southampton.
- The incident occurred at Highfield House Hotel, which was being used to accommodate asylum seekers, where Thangrasha was staying at the time.
- Prosecutor Jack Furness told the jury that a dispute over a malfunctioning phone escalated as the defendant became verbally abusive and threw the device at the reception desk.
- Furness said the defendant twice pulled down his trousers, the second time removing his underpants and exposing his genitals to people in the reception area, with a staff member reporting fear of being attacked.
- Thangrasha has pleaded guilty to assaulting two staff members linked to the same incident, does not deny exposing himself, and contests that he intended to cause alarm; the trial continues.