Police have revealed that only one person was involved in the murder of taxi driver, Gasim Hassan.
Gasim, 57, was found critically injured on a deserted street of reclaimed suburbs Hulhumale' on December 4th. He died at Hulhumale' Hospital while being treated for the deep wounds sustained to his neck and arm in the attack.
After fingerprint and DNA of the assailant were obtained at the crime scene and the murder weapon was recovered, the police took a suspect into their custody. The police on Friday revealed Adhuham Mohamed, 21, confessed to the crime. He has a criminal record of theft, drug use and mugging, said the police.
During a press conference held Tuesday, police said Adhuham attempted to rob the driver at knife-point in order to purchase drugs, and panicked when Gasim resisted, and attempted to scream and exit the taxi. In that moment, Gasim was stabbed in the neck, and according to Adhuham, he had not intended to kill the driver, said the police.
While Adhuham has given the details of the murder to both the police and the court, both Adhuham's confession and the police's investigation has provided crucial information regarding the case, said the police.
Police said they can conclude from their investigations thus far that Adhuham acted alone and was not aided by anyone.
"Adhuham Mohamed has records of theft, mugging and drugs. He has been accused of such crimes in the past. However, like we have previously revealed, it is not probable that an accomplice was involved," said the police.
The police added that the cloths Adhuham was wearing during the attack was discarded, and he had obtained a fresh set of clothes from one of his friends. However, investigation shows his friends were not informed of the crime he had just committed, said the police. The police are still following up and gathering further information, they revealed.
"We can confidently say no accomplices were involved in carrying out the attack. We are working to find out if the suspect shared the information of the crime with anyone following the attack," said the police.
