Crime

Man stabbed eight times in Hulhumalé

A 22-year-old man stabbed Saturday night in the capital’s suburb Hulhumalé is in a stable condition at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Malé.

25 Dec 2016, 9:00 AM
A 22-year-old man stabbed Saturday night in the capital’s suburb Hulhumalé is in a stable condition at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Malé.
According to IGMH’s Spokesman Ahmed Mausoom, the victim is undergoing treatment for eight stab wounds in his head. He was brought to Malé in the early hours of Sunday and his condition has since stabilised.
The victim was stabbed on the third stairwell of flat number one and the assault was reported to the police around 12:35 am.
“By the time the police went to the scene the man was being treated at the Hulhumalé hospital,” the police spokesman said.

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