Maldives couple charged over aborting child transferred to house arrest
Police discovered an unborn baby buried on a beach in December 2012.
23 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
A Maldives couple detained on murder charges for allegedly aborting a four month old foetus were on Monday transferred to house arrest, local media reported.
Aiminath Shaahy Aalam and Ibrahim Visam, both from Addu City, were charged in May 2013 after police discovered an unborn baby buried on the beach of Maradhoo-Feydhoo in December 2012.
They denied the murder charge.
Abortion in the Maldives is illegal unless it is proved the conception is the result of rape, or that the pregnancy is a threat to the mother’s health.
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