The postmortem report of Shiau Mohamed Saeed, who was found brutally murdered in August, showed that she had been stabbed several times in various parts of her body even after her death, police said in the press conference on 15 October 2022.
Shiau died of her injuries on the night of 6 August in an apartment on the ninth floor in H. Sheereen Villa, police said. The 22-year-old victim’s body was found to have sustained severe injuries, police said.
“In light of the postmortem report and the information collected by the officers from the scene of the crime, we can surely establish that Shiau was severely injured after his death,” said Chief Superintendent of Family and Child Protection of Police Mohammed Basheed said.
Young skater Ali Shahil, 22, has been arrested in connection with Shiau’s murder. There are details of how he was killed, and he could be charged with intentional homicide, police said.
“Based on the postmortem results so far, the postmortem proves that the injuries to Shiau’s body were deliberate. It also proves that the injuries led to Shiau’s death,” said Inspector of Police Mohamed Samih, head of the Death and Homicide Investigation Unit.
The police said that the motive or reason for the attack was crucial in this case. However, the motive for the murder is still unknown.
“Besides proving the guilt, we need to know the motive by this investigation’s end. That’s why the whole investigation is taking days. Motive identification is underway,” said Superintendent of Police Hassan Saeed, head of the Serious and Organized Crime Department.
According to the police media briefing, Shahil did not cooperate much with the investigation. Police noted that he did not cooperate in giving the password to unlock his phone in the first instance. However, the phone was later unlocked by Police forensic personnel with assistance from forensic experts from other countries.
“We believe the phone extraction data will be available early next week. Once it is available, we will have more evidence to identify the motive,” he said.
Police said the investigation into Shiau’s murder would be completed, and a request for prosecution would be submitted to the Prosecutor General’s Office within the next two weeks.
