High Court rejects Lamha's bail appeal

The High Court of Maldives has rejected prosecutors' attempt to appeal the bail of Haleemath Lamha, who stands accused of murdering Mary Grace Oned Pineda, a Filipino nurse who worked in the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) in Malé City.

Prosecutors charged Marvin, also a nurse at IGMH and the husband of Mary Grace, along with Lamha, who also worked at the same hospital as Mary and Marvin. Authorities believe that Lamha and Marvin were having an affair, and colluded in murdering Mary in October, 2021.