Death and Homicide

Hearing in the trial in the murder of Dhangethi Mahmood cancelled

Today's hearing in the trial of the murder of Mahmood Abubakuru, who was brutally killed and dumped inside a well at an abandoned house in Alifu Dhaalu Atoll Dhangethi, has been cancelled.

The accused in the case is a Bangladeshi national named Sha Olum Mia (Saalim) who has been charged with intentionally killing a person and desecrating the dead.

Today's hearing in the case was set for 10:30 a.m. this morning.

Mahmood was found murdered during a search for him – after having been declared missing. He was found with 30 different stab-wounds. Maldives Police Service has previously said that they have acquired enough evidence for a conviction.