Unanswered questions loom one week into Naeema’s brutal murder

While no arrests have been made one week into the murder of the middle-aged woman who was discovered dead in her residence in N. Manadhoo – Police have yet to disclose any details either.

Naeema Moosa, 62, Annaarumaage, N. Manadhoo, was found dead in her bedroom at around 06:30 pm last Friday evening.

A street sweeper employed by the local council, Naeema had lived alone. She had not reported to work and had not been seen for two days, before her family reported her missing at 06:13 pm Friday, prompting a search operation.

The police who went to her home had entered through the backdoor, after finding the front door locked. The police had to break open her bedroom door, which was also locked, and found her lying dead on the floor with multiple stab wounds.

Naeema was buried after the police took forensic samples at 05:20pm on Saturday evening.

Police, in a statement on Saturday night, said the case has been ruled as a homicide and has requested anyone who may have information regarding the murder to come forward. 

Investigators from the Serious and Organized Crime Department, a team of forensic investigators, and a forensic pathologist are operating in Manadhoo to investigate the case.

Many expressed concerns over Naeema’s burial without conducting a postmortem examination. However, the decision was made by the forensics team after their assessment of the samples.

No further information has been disclosed by the police regarding Naeema’s murder since.

When Sun reached out for a comment on Friday – Police confirmed no arrests have been made in connection with the murder while stating there was no new information to disclose at the moment.

Nevertheless, Manadhoo residents have been thrown into a limbo of fear following the murder. They have so many unanswered questions including who the assailant is, whether he or she still resides on the island, and why Naeema had been slain so brutally.

Manadhoo Council has also underscored phycological fear among residents following the incident which marks the first murder on the island. The lack of answers as more time passes have further exacerbated their worries.