Young man stabbed to death in Malé

A 24-year-old man was stabbed to death around 10:00pm last night in the Henveiru ward of the capital Malé.

Eyewitnesses told Minivan News that Jailam Ahmed Shakir was stabbed numerous times by two men armed with machetes while he was sitting outside his house.

“I heard Jailam calling out for help and when I turned around I saw two men had grabbed him,” said Heera Adam, a neighbour.

“But the attackers had already stabbed him a lot of times. Jailam called out for me. He said ‘sister help me, take me away, they are trying to killing me.'”

According to witnesses, Jailam was carried to ADK Hospital in a pick-up truck shortly after the brutal attack. He was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.

“[Jailam] had died even before he was brought to the hospital. He had a total of 12 wounds in his body including his neck, stomach, back, arms and calf’s. The most serious was the wound on his neck, which was very deep and that prevented blood circulation,” explained ADK Hospital Spokesperson Ahmed Affal.

Police are yet to make an arrest in relation to Jailam’s murder, but said the case was under investigation.

Since 2001, Maldives has seen 42 murders including Jailam’s, which comes two months after Ahmed Mafaz, 28, was killed last December.

“Full of hope”

Speaking with Minivan News today, Jailam’s mother said he was “a youth full of hope” for a brighter future.

“He was a recovering addict. I had made all the arrangements for him to be admitted in a rehab in Bangalore. I told him yesterday that that all the arrangements had been made and he said he is ready and that he doesn’t want to be in Malé anymore,” revealed Jailam’s mother, who had recently returned from India.

She recalled that Jailam woke up around 11:00am yesterday and asked his mother to make him lunch.

“He loved my cooking and he loved it when I prepare his dish. He came around six in the evening to eat. I had made him dhal curry.”

She noted that Jailam was very close to her and had often expressed it physically.

“Day before the murder Jailam had seen me on the road and came and hugged me. He told me how much he loved me and asked me what I would do without him,” she said.

Although he was an addict and had been unemployed, Jailam’s mother insisted that he did not bother anyone.

“He would just be himself and get on with what he liked. He would always be singing,” she said.

Jailam, the youngest of three siblings, was a music enthusiast and had recorded a few songs, one dedicated to his parents who live separately.

“He said he had recorded a song for me and his father because we are separated,” his mother said.

Commissioner of Police Hussain Waheed condemned the violence taking place in the capital last night, assuring police’s capability of tackling crime.

“The police are fully capable and will skillfully control the mob who are trying to disrupt the peace around Male’ City,” the commissioner wrote on his official Facebook page.


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  1. Speaking with Minivan News today, Jailam’s mother said he was “a youth full of hope” for a brighter future.

    “He was a recovering addict."

    Here, is the 'motive'. The heroin slangers cant afford 'recovering addicts'. What if others hear of this youth and try to break free of chemical slavery?!

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  2. Rest in peace Jailam!

    Deaths from child abuse, gang violence, or just getting lost in thin air!

    Major divisons among people, growing civil disorbedience , mistrust, confusion as political forces start their tit for tat game.

    Major drop in tourism revenue, and skepticism growing among many who would love to visit,but…! Loans, Aid, investments and international support is in question.

    Where are we heading next, especially if present political arrests continue and the masses flood the streets??

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  3. "Commissioner of Police Hussain Waheed condemned the violence taking place in the capital last night, assuring police’s capability of tackling crime.

    “The police are fully capable and will skillfully control the mob who are trying to disrupt the peace around Male’ City,” the commissioner wrote on his official Facebook page."

    wow, so nothing to worry about right? all the murders have been solved so far and the perpetrators have been arrested and sentenced accordingly.

    this really boils me. this son of a b***c has the gut to say things like this when non of the murders have been solved and the murders are roaming the streets free as a bird.

    and yet our commissioner of police has the nerve to make such statements. as if the police do their f**king job! it has never happened. these thugs are politically motivated and even help criminals with their crimes.

    just like Afrashims murder, all the cameras were conveniently out of service and the rumor of the police officer who was on surveillance duty of the watching the security footage falling dead at lunch time the next day. which so conveniently eliminated the only person to have witnessed what really happened that night.

    i have no faith in the police service, what more i fear the police service more then the street gangs in the maldives. i will not trust them and i can bet my life on the fact that the people who murdered this boy will bot be apprehended and that the police will be enjoying beating and arresting citizens who are currently protesting against the politically motivated arrest of the only democratically arrested president of this nation.

    to hell with you Commissioner of Police Hussain Waheed and you band of thugs who takes orders from a twisted f**k like you!

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  4. Why this happened or what lead up to the attack is still a mystery. To the writer ; so many words and no substance ,quality nor information .

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