Thursday June 22, 2023
Mogadishu (HOL) - A six-year-old girl, Nafiso Idle Yusuf Sheikh Ahmed, was tragically murdered by her cousin, reportedly suffering from mental illness. The unnamed suspect used a knife to kill the young girl. The horrific event took place on Wednesday in the Darussalam area of Mogadishu.
The girl's devastated father, Idle Yusuf Sheikh Ahmed, confirmed that his daughter's killer was his nephew, who was residing with them in their home.
Sharing his grief with the media, he said, "My daughter is the victim of this tragedy. The boy who committed this heinous act is my nephew - my brother's son. He was raised in my household. While we were aware of his mental condition, it had never escalated to this alarming extent."
In another similar shocking incident in March, a man named Mukhtar Ali Hussein, a member of a local mosque, brutally attacked and killed the mosque's Imam, Moalim Ibrahim Abdi Abdulle, using a machete. Another person was injured during this attack before the assailant managed to escape.
However, the Mogadishu authorities succeeded in capturing the suspect.
Regrettably, the frequency of such tragic incidents has been rising across the country, surpassing anything previously seen in Somalia's history.