Police state there was an argument between Raudh Ahmed Zilal, 21, and Mariyam Yumnu, 21, before she fell from the ninth-floor of H. Fentenoy.
Mariyam Yumnu was found injured on the rooftop of a warehouse in the Henveiru district at around 07:23 am on Friday, April 18. According to the police, their investigation uncovered that she fell from a skylight on the ninth-floor stairwell of the adjacent building, H. Fentenoy, but that there was no evidence of foul play.
Raudh, who was with Yumnu at Fentenoy when she fell, was arrested under a court order at 18:20pm on Thursday evening.
Criminal Court remanded Raudh in custody for five days on Friday. The Court’s remand order contained information that has not yet been disclosed to the public by the Police.
In this regard, the case’s Investigation Office (IO) told the Court that there was an argument between Yumnu and Raudh before her fall.
The IO further said the Police have learned Raudh, when asked about Yumnu’s whereabouts shortly after her fall, replied that he “did not know” and that “she probably fell.”
Additional points raised by the IO according to the court order:
Yumnu is seen with Raudh before her fall
Raudh is seen searching for Yumnu after her fall and calling out for her
Raudh did not file a report with any party regarding her fall
Raudh’s urine tested positive for cannabis
Prior to this, Police stated they were only notified of Yumnu’s fall on Friday morning and had no prior knowledge of the incident. They also mentioned that, based on the investigation so far, there is no indication that Raudh was involved in her fall.
When asked about the court order, Police Spokesperson and Assistant Commissioner of Police Ahmed Shifan said that additional details could only be shared after consulting with the IO.
But before Yumnu went to Fenetoy, the group of nine were at Ma. Maandhooge Dhekunuge for a party, possibly with drugs and alcohol.
They are:
Raudh Ahmed Zilal, 21
Izdhiyaan Mohamed Maumoon, 28
Aishath Layaaly Iqbal, 22
Yoosuf Ahmed Akram, 22
Yoosuf Yassar Abdul Ghafoor, 28
Aminath Junaina Jamsheed, 24
Hussain Hamees Ali, 28
Ijaz Jaiz, 24
CCTV footage shows four of them, including Yumnu and Raudh, leaving the house at around 03:40am and going to a house located in front of STELCO in Ameenee Magu at around 04:00am. They are seen exiting the second house around 10 minutes later. Yumnu and Raudh, the former of whom was barefoot, were then seen at around 04:15am entering H. Fentenoy, a nearby building located in Buruzu Magu, from where she fell.
There is a travel ban order against all individuals who were at the party.
According to police, Raudh and Yumnu had tried to enter the terrace of the Fentenoy, which was locked. They were then seen on CCTV getting intimate in the stairwell. Raudh is also seen taking off his t-shirt at some point and giving it to Yumnu to wear.
Police said that camera footage later appears to show them looking for each other.
However, the police said that there weren’t any cameras on the ninth floor – from where the Yumnu fell. One of the clips screened by police shows Raudh on the stairs on the eighth floor at around 04:25am – which is the moment the police believe she fell.
He was seen searching for Yumnu throughout the building, including the outside through a skylight. He entered and exited the building multiple times, looking both inside the building and outside in the street, before he left around 20 minutes later.
Responding to speculation that Yumnu wouldn’t have landed where she did if she had fallen from the skylight, Shujau said that investigators had established that the spot where she was found is consistent with where a person would fall if they fell from the ninth-floor skylight.
Yumnu sustained serious injuries in the fall. She was initially treated on a ventilator but was later reported to be breathing on her own. However, her condition remains serious and she is being treated in the ICU of Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH).
According to her family, arrangements have been made to transfer her to Malaysia for further treatment with assistance from the government.