Husband acquitted over death of rape victim
Ziyadha Naeem died of life-threatening injuries caused by rape.
22 Mar 2019, 9:00 AM
The criminal court on Thursday acquitted a man who was charged over the death of his wife in December 2015.
After a closed-door trial, Ibrahim Shah was found not guilty of marital rape, manslaughter, negligent homicide and possession of pornography, according to media reports.
Ziyadha Naeem, 37, from the Thinadhoo island in Gaaf Dhaal atoll died of life-threatening injuries caused by the alleged marital rape. A postmortem examination conducted in India found signs of abuse.
The 40-year-old husband was arrested after Ziyadha was hospitalised in Malé.
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