The Prosecutor General (PG)’s Office today pressed criminal charges against three persons accused of murdering 61 year-old Hussain Mohamed after taking him hostage and robbing him on Hoarafushi in Haa Alifu Atoll.
Hussain, a prominent businessman known as ‘Hussainbe’, was found dead inside an abandoned house in September last year.
The PG’s lawyer told the judge that the three of them stole more than Rf 100,000 and US$1000 in cash but the three denied the charges, according to local media.
Police at the time said they believed that year-old Hussain Mohamed may have been murdered.
An official from the island office had told Minivan News that the body was discovered by the caretaker of the building that night.
“There were no injuries on the outside his body,’’ said the island official. ‘’He is from another island but has lived in Hoarafushi for a long time.’’
Local media reported that Manik’s hands were tied behind his back with rope, and that the body was lying on the ground in a prone position when discovered.
The island official said that it had rained heavily the previous evening, and that “nobody goes out in the rain. The streets would probably have been empty.”
The sale of oil in Hoarafushi in Haa Alifu ceased following the death of the prominent businessman.
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