Abdul Rahman’s murder: Ashid’s remand extended by additional 30 days

The remand of Ahmed Ashid, who was arrested in in connection to murder of an elderly man from AA. Maalhos in a brutal attack as he slept in his home in July, has been extended by an additional 30 days.

Abdul Rahman Adam, 65, Orchidmaage in AA. Maalhos, was rushed to the local health center at around 01:50 am on July 13 after he was found bleeding in his bedroom. According to the police, he was inflicted “serious injuries” while he was sleeping in his home, and died a couple of hours later at the local health center.

An autopsy confirmed he died from injuries to his head.

Three young men from Maalhos were arrested in connection to the case on August 21^st. They are:

• Mohamed Wisam, 23, Lillyfehi, AA. Maalhos
• Ahmed Faris, 28, Finivaage, AA. Maalhos
• Ahmed Ashid, 28, Fiya, AA. Maalhos

Police, on Thursday, said Ashid’s remand has been extended by an additional 30 days.

The arrest of these three young men over the murder created shockwaves across Maalhos, including from the victim’s family themselves.

The family said that the three suspects arrested in the case have no known grievance against Abdul Rahman, but were in fact friendly towards him and the rest of the family.

A source from the island told Sun that all three suspects hold respectable government jobs; Wisam works in his home island as a youth associate – a presidential political appointee role, while Faris works at the State Electric Company (STELCO) branch in Maalhos, and Ashid at the Road Development Corporation (RDC) headquarters in Male’.

While Wisam and Faris were arrested from Maalhos by a team of police officers who arrived in the island, Ashid was arrested from Male’, where he lives. However, Ashid was on the island when murder took place.

Abdul Rahman was labelled in Maalhos as a “black magician”.

A local source who spoke to Sun confirmed the rumor is widespread in Maalhos, but stressed that he himself only heard the rumor and does not know this for a fact.

These allegations are also denied by Abdul Rahman’s family.