Two boys stabbed to death, minister announces ‘tough love’ camp
Two 14-year-old boys died of stab injuries in Malé on Friday, prompting Home Minister Umar Naseer to announce a “tough love” rehabilitation camp for young criminal offenders.
04 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM
Two 14-year-old boys died of stab injuries in Malé on Friday, prompting Home Minister Umar Naseer to announce a “tough love” rehabilitation camp for young criminal offenders.
Ahmed Irushan was attacked on the western end of Malé’s thoroughfare Majeedhee Magu at 5:30pm. Two men on motorcycles first assaulted him with a wooden plank and a second pair on a separate motorbike stabbed him in the neck afterwards, local media report.
He died at the Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital at around 8pm.
The second attack, thought to be a revenge killing, occurred at approximately 9pm.
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