Court acquits all seven accused in brutal stabbing murder
Criminal Court in its verdict on Sunday acquitted all seven saying the evidence and witness testimonies were insufficient
Summary
Criminal Court in its verdict on Sunday acquitted all seven saying the evidence and witness testimonies were insufficient
Criminal Court on Sunday acquitted all of the seven men accused of the brutal stabbing murder of Mohamed Anas.
Mohamed Anas, Fenfiyazge/R. Meedhoo was brutally murdered on July 31, 2017. Police had said Anas was brutally stabbed 37 times inside an auto service garage in the capital Male.
Seven people were charged in the case, three with premeditated murder while the rest as accessories.
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Mohamed Shaz, Gulfaamge/Th. Kinbidhoo
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Afrah Abdul Razzaq, M. Lonumidilige/ Male
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Junaid Abdulla, Nannarige/ L. Gan
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Hassan Mahfooz, Westernvilla/ S. Feydhoo
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Simah Moosa, Daftar No. 1746/ Male
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Ahmed Zayan, Asurumaage/ Lh. Kurendhoo
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Usman Shareef, M. Damascus/ Male
Criminal Court in its verdict on Sunday acquitted all seven saying the evidence and witness testimonies were insufficient to find the defendants guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Verdict said:
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CCTV footage from inside the auto garage not sufficient to prove the accessory to murder charges
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No other prosecution evidence to support the accessory to murder charges
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Chain of custody of CCTV footage incomplete
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Phone records, intelligence and police reports declared circumstantial evidence
Case summary
After investigating the case, police had said at the time that the attack and subsequent murder was a case of "mistaken" identity and Anas was not the original target.
