Maafushi jail inmate dies of apparent natural causes
11 May 2015, 6:39 PM
An inmate serving a 10-year sentence for drug abuse died at the Maafushi jail last night of what appears to be natural causes.
Ahmed Lishan, 23, complained of chest pains to prison guards during a head count at the low security unit, home ministry media coordinator Thazmeel Abdul Samad told Minivan News.
“He was taken to the island health centre where the doctor pronounced him dead,” he said
Thazmeel said the inmate is believed to have died en route to the health centre around 8:55pm last night. The cause of death remained unclear and the authorities were awaiting a report from the doctor, he added.
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