Five more suspects arrested over fatal stabbing
Four minors and one adult have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old boy in Malé last Friday.
07 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
Four minors and one adult have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old boy in Malé last Friday.
A 16-year-old and an 18-year-old male were arrested on Sunday night, according to a statement by police.
Three more boys, aged 16 and 17, were then taken into custody last night in connection with the stabbing of Ahmed Irushan – the first victim of Friday’s stabbings.
The criminal court has extended the remand detention of the 16-year-old and the 18-year-old male suspects by 15 and 10 days, respectively.
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