Four-year-old girl stabbed to death on northern island
Ahmed Vishan, Noomaraa island council president, told The Maldives Independent that the child’s grandfather found her body after dawn prayers. “She was stabbed in the neck and shoulder joints. The mother was also sitting in the room awake at the time,” he said.
11 Feb 2016, 9:00 AM
A four-year-old girl was stabbed to death last night on the northern island of Noomaraa in Shaviyani atoll.
Ahmed Vishan, Noomaraa island council president, told The Maldives Independent that the child’s grandfather found her body after dawn prayers and called the council.
“She was stabbed in the neck and shoulder joints. The mother was also sitting in the room awake at the time,” he said.
A knife covered in blood was found in a cupboard in the room, he added.
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