One of two suspects have been released after being arrested on Thursday night over an attempted rape at a guesthouse in capital city Male’.
The police service stated that two men aged 32 and 33 had been arrested, and that the Criminal Court on Friday remanded the 33-year-old for five days and released the 32-year-old.
The police are now working to appeal the release order.
On Thursday night, officers patrolling the Maafannu ward entered a guesthouse after hearing a scream inside and found four men attempting to rape a woman, stated the police.
Police have not disclosed any information on the two men that escaped.
Officers also found suspected alcoholic beverages inside the room.
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