Ibthihaal’s step grandfather on trial for incest
Ismail Rauf, who is accused of physically and sexually abusing his step daughter Afiya Mohamed and her three-year-old son Mohamed Ibthihaal, is now on trial for sexually abusing a child he had fathered.
07 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
The stepfather of a woman on trial for beating her toddler to death has been charged with incest in a separate case.
Ismail Rauf of Meemu Atoll Dhiggaru Island is reported to have sexually and physically abused Afiya Mohamed and her three-year-old son Mohamed Ibthihaal.
Ibthihaal was found dead in their home in Vaavu Rakeedhoo with signs of severe physical abuse in January 2015. Afiya has been under arrest since and has confessed to the child’s murder. Rauf was arrested in April, on suspicion of abusing Ibthihaal
Rauf is now on trial for sexually abusing a child he had fathered. If found guilty of incest, Rauf could be jailed for up to 25 years.
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