Mohammed Raheesh Isoof found guilty of killing 5 people in 2019

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Mohammed Raheesh Isoof found guilty of killing 5 people in 2019

By Naveel Krishant

Wednesday 19/01/2022

Mohammed Raheesh Isoof. [Image: File Photo]

The Lautoka High Court has found Mohammed Raheesh Isoof guilty of murdering five people in the Nausori Highlands in August 2019.

He was charged with five counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.

The bodies of a 63-year-old carpenter, Nirmal Kumar, his 54-year-old wife, Usha Devi, their 34-year-old daughter, Nileshni Kajal and Kajal's two daughters aged 11 and 8 years were discovered in the Nausori Highlands.

Kajal’s 1-year-old niece was also found crawling nearby.

Isoof will be sentenced on Friday.

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