Crime

Yameen murder suspects caught on camera in custody

The two men were caught on security camera footage “entering and exiting the scene of the crime after brutally stabbing Mr Yameen Rasheed,” the police said in a statement Monday.

15 May 2017, 9:00 AM
Two men whose photos were released to the public are among seven suspects in custody in connection with the murder of liberal blogger Yameen Rasheed, the police have said.
The pair was caught on security camera footage “entering and exiting the scene of the crime after brutally stabbing Mr Yameen Rasheed,” the police said in a statement Monday.
Until now, the police have refused to say whether the two men whose grainy photos were shared with the public were among six suspects arrested on May 2nd, 3rd and 8th.
The police claimed to have identified the two prime suspects from security camera footage two days after the 29-year-old writer and IT professional was found with 35 stab wounds in the stairwell of his apartment building in Malé.

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