Extremist suspect arrested over rape of 13-year-old girl
Ismail Hammad was arrested upon his release from hospital.
01 Dec 2019, 9:00 AM
A man who was the victim of a stabbing last week was arrested upon release from hospital on Saturday over the alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl.
Ismail Hammad from Raa atoll Maduvvari was found to have been married out of court to the minor after he was stabbed on a fishing boat amid a dispute within an extremist group. The 26-year-old escaped by swimming to Maalhos island in Alif Alif atoll, from where he was transferred to the capital for further treatment.
Upon his release from the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital around 6pm on Saturday, Hammad was taken into custody with an arrest warrant, Superintendent of Police Hussain Haneef told the press on Sunday.
According to media reports about the extremist group in the wake of the stabbing, the 13-year-old girl gave birth in September.
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