Construction workers charged over girl’s death
The construction company’s managing director and site supervisor were also charged.
28 Feb 2019, 9:00 AM
The Prosecutor General’s office has pressed charges against two Maldivians and four Indian workers over the death of an eight-year-old girl who was hit by a cement bag that fell from a construction site in Malé.
Rajjav Ali, the Indian worker who operated the winch that was used to lift the bag, was charged with reckless homicide, an offence that carries a six-year jail term. The bag fell because the winch line was loosened too much, the PG office said in a statement Wednesday.
Muthmani Ramachandran was charged as an accomplice for telling Ali to lift up the bags despite being aware that he not tasked with operating the winch line. He could face a jail sentence of more than three years and two months.
Two workers who were putting bags on the sling were also charged. They saw the girl and her mother approaching on the pavement but failed to warn them, the PG office said. The offence carries a jail term of one year and six months.
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