Man sentenced to death over murder of student
Mohamed Visam was found guilty of stabbing 16-year-old Mohamed Arham with a knife in May 2012. The verdict was based on eyewitness testimony
26 Sep 2016, 9:00 AM
The criminal court has sentenced a man to death over the 2012 murder of a 16-year-old student in Malé.
Mohamed Visam was found guilty of stabbing Mohamed Arham with a knife in May 2012. The ruling was based on eyewitness testimony.
Three others charged over the killing – Mohamed Sufiyan, Mansoor Yoosuf and Athif Rasheed – were acquitted, with the court citing insufficient evidence.
Arham’s body was found in a pool of blood with multiple stab wounds in the neck, back and chest at the Lorenzo Park in Malé four years ago.
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