Teenager killed in Maldives capital
The 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death amid a spike in gang violence.
11 Oct 2018, 9:00 AM
A 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death around 2am Thursday amid a spike in gang violence in the capital.
Ismail Shaffan Shareef was stabbed in the neck during a fight between rival gangs. He passed away while undergoing treatment at the ADK hospital, according to media reports.
Four suspects were arrested shortly after the stabbing.
The teenage victim, from the Seenu Feydhoo Heenaamage house, was a seventh grade student in a Malé school.
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