Crime

Weekend stabbings in the Maldives

One victim was stabbed in the neck, abdomen and head.

16 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
A man was arrested Sunday after a stabbing in Fuvahmulah, police told the Maldives Independent.
The attack was reported to police at 8:20 pm on Saturday.
“He was stabbed multiple times,” hospital manager Mohamed Faruzaad said of the 33-year-old victim. “The cuts were not deep, but they were long. He was stabbed in the neck, in the abdomen and also in his head. We stitched up the cuts and discharged him.”
Separately, a 21-year old man was assaulted on Dhuvaafaru island, Raa atoll. The incident was reported around 12:45 am Sunday.

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