14-year-old steals boat to visit girlfriend in Male’

A teenager has been accused of stealing a speedboat owned by Cinnamon Velifushi Maldives, a resort located in Meemu Atoll, to visit his girlfriend in the Maldivian capital.

The president of the council where the 14-year-old boy is from told Sun that he ran away from his home on Wednesday morning. He was suspected of stealing the boat after both he and the boat, which was docked at the island, disappeared.

“And some of the island’s residents also witnessed him leaving,” he said.

He said that witnesses also saw him in Male’.

A local who spoke to Sun alleged the boy travelled to the capital to visit his girlfriend, who lives in Hulhumale’.

He also alleged that the boy left home with his mother’s cash card, phone and some clothes.

A police spokesperson confirmed a speedboat was reported missing from an island in Meemu Atoll on Wednesday.

The boat was later found in the lagoon area off the MTCC ferry terminal in Hulhumale’, said the spokesperson.

The case is under investigation by the police.

Some of the locals who spoke to Sun reported that the boy was smart and does well in school.

One source said the boy’s father drives dinghies, and the boy is therefore familiar with driving boats himself. He said that the boy has been found in Male’.