Abha police asked to reopen case in Sri Lankan’s possible homicide

RIYADH: Officials in Abha have reopened the case of the possible homicide of Mohammed Imtisam Shamsudeen, a 28-year-old Sri Lankan assistant manager whose partially burned body was found in his apartment on May 9. “The governorate in Abha asked the Special Crimes Unit to reinvestigate the case when it received the police report that ruled out foul play in the death,” Abdul Lateef Mohammed Lafeer, Sri Lankan consul general in Jeddah, told Arab News. Shamsudeen worked for Al-Bandar International House for Trading Company for four years before his death. After hearing about his death, relatives in Sri Lanka suspected foul play because Shamsudeen had “unpleasant encounters” with some colleagues at his workplace. In its report, Abha police ruled out foul play and said that the death was due to a fire that broke out in Shamsudeen’s... [read full story]