Murder suspect Shahum sentenced one year for assault
23 Jun 2011, 5:32 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
The Criminal Court has sentenced 20 year-old Ibrahim Shahum Adam, a suspect in two murder cases, to one year imprisonment after the court found him guilty of assault and battery, reports local media.
Shahum was found guilty of assaulting a classmate while he was at a teashop in the Henveiru district of Male’.
In court, the victim claimed that Shahum attacked him when he refused to have tea with Shahum, and also claimed that Shahum used a wooden bar to attack him.
The victim also said Shahum was studying with him at an Imam training course and that he had to drop out of the course due to disturbance caused by Shahum.
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