High Court orders retrial in child sexual abuse case dismissed citing accused has a 'screw loose'

High Court has yesterday issued an order to hold a retrial and decide on the medical examination of a person accused of child sexual abuse, as his case was earlier dismissed by a magistrate court that declared the accused has 'a screw loose'.

The Gaaf Dhaalu Thinadhoo Magistrate Court ruled that the accused in a sexual abuse case cannot respond to charges filed against him based on their review of doctors' statements regarding him, stating that the man cannot speak in his own defence as he has 'a screw loose' or lacked sufficient mental capacity.