HC upholds Juvenile Court's death sentence against accomplice in Hussain Waheed's murder

High Court has on Wednesday upheld the death penalty issued by the Juvenile Court, over the murder of Hussain Waheed.

Waheed was stabbed on the 24th of December 2013, while near his home, Aisha, in the Mahchangoalhi district of the capital Malé City. While he was stabbed in the chest with an eight-inch knife, he died while receiving treatment.

According to his medical report, Waheed died due to the injuries suffered because of the stabbing. It noted that he died before doctors were able to stop the bleeding from his chest.

The Juvenile Court had issued the death penalty against the accomplice in the murder, who was identified by eyewitnesses as the individual who had taken the murderer to and from the crime scene, on his motorcycle. While both the murderer and accomplice were minors at the time of the attack, the accomplice was over 18 at the time of sentencing.

Waheed's family had sought capital punishment against those involved in the murder.

Juvenile Court had issued the death sentence against a second individual over Waheed's murder. While the sentence has been appealed at the High Court, it is yet to give out a ruling.