Video footage, phone recordings and DNA samples were presented at last week’s hearing of the murder case of Mariyam Sheereen, who was found dead under a stack of cement bags in a house under construction in the capital Male’.
At the Criminal Court hearing, police showed CCTV footage from January 2, 2010 of the defendant Mohamed Najah dragging a large bag behind him after allegedly dumping Sheereen’s body.
Moreover, police testified that DNA samples from the bag matched Sheereen’s.
Criminal Court Chief Judge Abdulla Mohamed adjourned the hearing after ordering both the prosecution and the defendant to present closing statements at the next court date.
