The Criminal Court has sentenced a man to 15 years in prison after finding him guilty of raping a woman inside a guesthouse in Malé.
The convicted man is 23-year-old Ismail Jumaan, from Kaduroalhi, Maabaidhoo in Laamu Atoll.
The incident took place four years ago, when Jumaan took the woman to a guesthouse in Malé during the early hours of the morning and raped her.
According to the verdict, the court established that Jumaan had engaged in a sexual act with the victim based on a DNA analysis report, a scene of crime officers’ report and a medico-legal report.
The verdict noted that Jumaan’s DNA was found in samples taken from several parts of the victim’s body.
The medico-legal records showed that the victim had suffered sexual injuries, as well as a red mark on her neck.
Judge Muzammil Nasir said in the verdict that such injuries would not be expected if the act had been consensual.
The court ruled that Jumaan had committed the act intentionally, knowing that it was against the victim’s will.
Ismail Jumaan has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by the Criminal Court over the rape committed inside a Malé guesthouse four years ago.
