Housing minister expresses sadness over suspected suicide of Bangladeshi maid
25 Dec 2012, 5:05 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Housing Minister Dr Mohamed Muiz has issued a statement expressing sadness over the death on Saturday (December 22) of a Bangladeshi woman employed as a maid at his Male’ residence. Police have said they they are presently treating the death as a suspected suicide.
Dr Muiz confirmed that the deceased had been employed at the home he shared with his wife and two children, while also expressing deep sadness over the incident.
Muiz claimed he was first informed of the death while visiting Hulhumale’ with his wife. He added that after hearing of the incident he immediately called Police Commissioner Abdulla Riyaz.
According to the statement, police officers were already at the scene by the time the housing minister arrived home.
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