No ordinary crime: The stabbing of Mahfooz Saeed
The stabbing of lawyer Mahfooz Saeed on Friday cannot be easily dismissed as gang violence, an attempted robbery, or an assault by drug addicts, writes Hassan Mohamed.
05 Sep 2015, 9:00 AM
On Friday evening, the busy junction between Maaveyo Magu and Muiveyo Magu in Malé was packed with people. Parents were out with children, some strolling casually and others eating ice cream at a nearby café.
Many people were also gathered outside the house of ruling party MP Asma Rasheed to pay respects to her late father, Abdulla Rasheed, a well-known producer and owner of the ‘Star Cinema’ who had passed away in the afternoon.
Mariyam Nahula* was tending to her business at a grocery shop in the area. Around 5:20pm, she looked out the front door and was shocked to see a man stabbed in the head. He looked confused and shocked, Nahula recalled.
He was rushed to the hospital on the back of a motorcycle with a 10-inch diving knife planted in his head. Moments earlier, Nahula’s co-worker had seen two men approach the man on a motorcycle.
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