Police start investigation after teenage girl found with eyes glued shut
04 Dec 2012, 10:01 AM
Ahmed Nazeer
Police have opened an investigation into an incident involving a 17 year-old girl who was held down and had her eyes glued shut on the island of Maduvvari in Raa Atoll.
While the Maldives Police Service has confirmed the incident occurred, it was not supplying further details on the case.
However the island council of confirmed to local media that the girl was found with her eyes sealed with a substance believed to be a strong adhesive at about 8:45pm last night. According to reports, the council said the girl was found abandoned on an uninhabited part of the island.
The council also confirmed that the 17 year-old was unconscious when she was found. She was taken to the island health centre on discovery.
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