The body of Zakiyya Moosa, who was discovered with wounds in Holhudhoo island of Noonu atoll, has been buried.
Zakiyya’s body was discovered by municipal workers who entered the house to collect garbage.
Maldives Police Service (MPS) confirmed that they received a report about a woman with injuries inside a house of the island, at around 10:10am on September 10.
The 50-year-old woman had a visible gash on her neck, likely caused by the knife found near her body.
Her body was discovered within her residential compound, lying on the ground between the house and the storage shed.
Police officers attended the scene and transported the body to the island’s health center.
The police institution cited the health center having pronounced her dead.
A media official of the police institution on Wednesday revealed that the woman’s body has been transferred to the capital Malé City for further analysis, some time on Tuesday.
No arrests have been made in connection with the case, so far.
The island’s residents, who provided information also said that she was slain and that there was a large puddle of blood at the scene.
She was married and had two sons. She was living with her husband, one of her sons and her daughter-in-law.
A special team of police officers were active on the island and further investigations are underway in connection with the death.
Sharing the latest information about the incident with RaajjeMV, MPS said that Zakiyya's body was brought to the capital Malé City for further analysis on September 11, and after conducting the tests, her body was transferred back to the island on Thursday morning.
Zakiyya was buried in the island's cemetery after the Luhr prayer on Thursday.
Previously having worked as a temporary teacher at the island's Meyna School, Zakiyya was described by her family members as a kind-hearted person who was very close to her family.
Meyna School has also extended condolences on behalf of the management and the entire school.
RaajjeMV understands that there were four cuts on her neck, covered in visible, deep wounds.
So far, no one has been arrested in connection with this case. As this is an ongoing investigation, the police have not disclosed more than this.
