Murder


Police recover money stolen from Addu City murder victim
The police have arrested three suspects in the murder of a 47-year-old businessman in Addu City and recovered cash stolen from the victim’s general store.
10 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM


Man discovered dead in Addu taro field
The body of a businessman, reported missing after a burglary at his general store, was found dead in an abandoned taro field in southern Addu City this morning.
02 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM


Four-year-old girl stabbed to death on northern island
Ahmed Vishan, Noomaraa island council president, told The Maldives Independent that the child’s grandfather found her body after dawn prayers. “She was stabbed in the neck and shoulder joints. The mother was also sitting in the room awake at the time,” he said.
11 Feb 2016, 9:00 AM


Young woman found dead in Malé was strangled, reveals autopsy
A 23-year-old woman found dead in a narrow lane in Malé on January 7 was strangled to death, a postmortem examination conducted in India has revealed.
18 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM


Two arrested over young woman’s murder
Two men aged 28 years and 50 years were arrested Friday night over the suspected murder of a young woman in Malé.
09 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM


Maldivian man found murdered in Sri Lanka
A 29-year-old Maldivian man was found dead in a paddy field in the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Hussain Razeen ‘Rabarey,’ from the Hundred Flower house in the Henveiru ward of Malé. Razeen was a prime suspect in a murder committed in 2007.
08 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM
Underage murder suspect transferred to house arrest
17 Jun 2015, 5:48 PM


19-year-old man stabbed to death in sixth murder in 2015
16 Jun 2015, 7:03 PM


Mother confesses to abusing murdered three-year-old baby
15 Jun 2015, 5:11 PM


Bangladeshi worker found dead with face smashed in
11 Jun 2015, 7:45 PM
Criminal court releases murder suspect
04 Jun 2015, 6:15 PM
Mother charged with murder over death of toddler
21 May 2015, 5:51 PM


Suspect accused of stuffing murdered girlfriend into suitcase acquitted
12 May 2015, 7:29 PM
Suspect acquitted in murder of 75-year-old woman
30 Apr 2015, 10:42 PM


Two men sentenced to life imprisonment for murder
25 Apr 2015, 4:45 PM


‘Leaked letter’ revives claims over Afrasheem murder
01 Apr 2015, 1:11 PM
Fourth expatriate stabbed in Malé
26 Mar 2015, 1:03 AM
Young man stabbed to death in Mundoo
21 Mar 2015, 6:41 PM
Third suspect in Jailam murder remanded
12 Mar 2015, 5:17 PM
Young man stabbed to death in Malé
22 Feb 2015, 2:00 PM