2 arrested in connection with Fuvahmulah stabbing which left 17-year-old injured

Maldives Police Service has arrested two suspects in connection with the stabbing which took place in Fuvahmulah City in the early hours of last Sunday.

The stabbing took place outside a guesthouse located in the Hoadhadu district of the city, and left a 17-year-old boy injured with stab wounds to his head and hands.

Maldives Police Service confirms it arrested two suspects in connection with the stabbing from the city last Sunday night.

They were identified as two 22-year-old men.

Meanwhile, the 17-year-old boy injured in the stabbing remains hospitalized at the Fuvahmulah Hospital. The hospital reports the injuries are not critical.