A mother has been charged with killing her three-year-old son on the island of Rakeedhoo in Vaavu atoll in January.
The prosecutor general’s office told local media that the case against Fathmath Afiya was filed at the criminal court today.
The body of three-year-old Mohamed Ibthihaal was found with signs of severe abuse on January 28 in the worst case of child abuse in recent years. The murder shocked the nation while reports that officials had been aware of Ibthihaal’s abuse sparked public outrage.
Afiya was arrested two days later and has since been held in pre-trial detention. Her stepfather, Ismail Raoof, was arrested on April 1 on suspicion of physically and sexually abusing Ibthihaal.
The PG office also pressed disobedience to order charges against Afiya over child neglect.
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