Authorities have decided to conduct an autopsy examination on the dead body that was fished out from the lagoon of Kulhudhuffushi City last week.

The Maldives Police Service (MPS) revealed that they were working to send the body abroad for a postmortem examination.

MPS noted that they are conducting further investigations into the matter and that they will share more information with the public as it becomes available.

A body has been found in Kulhudhuffushi City at a time a person was discovered beaten deadly inside a guesthouse in Henveiru-ward of the congested capital Malé City recently. In addition to this, a woman was recently found slain in Holhudhoo island of Noonu atoll as well.