Young person stabbed in Male

A young person has been stabbed with a sharp object in Majeedhee Magu near Campus tonight.

A Police media official said that the incident took place around 11:14 pm tonight and that the victim, 22 years of age, was stabbed seven times in the left side of the body. The person was taken to the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) by the Police after bystanders near the area had brought the incident to the attention of Policemen who had been patrolling the area, the official said.

Police said that they are currently looking into the cause of the incident and that they have not yet made any arrests relation to the crime. They said that they have initiated an investigation.