Page 8 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, FEbRuARy 28, 2025 Mysterious deaths of three Revere women – one a 2019 Malden High grad – becomes worldwide news Revere and Malden residents stunned after three local women found dead in belize resort hotel room Saturday; Revere Mayor Keefe seeking answers from belize offi cials By Steve Freker T he mysterious deaths of three young Revere women – one a 2019 Malden High School grad – has become an international news story. Residents of two local communities, Revere and Malden, are stunned over the fact that the trio of women were inexplicably found dead in a Central American hotel room in the resort city of San Pedro, Belize. Wafae El-Arar, 26, Imane Mallah, 24, and Kaoutar Naqqad, 23 – all from Revere – were found Saturday morning, February 22, at the Royal Kahal Beach Resort in San Pedro by hotel housekeeping personnel, police said. Tragically, the women were discovered dead just one day before their scheduled return to the United States, which was Sunday. Ms. Mallah was a 2019 Malden High School graduate. Revere Mayor Patrick Keefe told Boston-based news outWafae El-Arar Imane Mallah lets there were “too many questions” surrounding the deaths of the local women. Keefe told NBC News there’s “widespread concern” about a lack of transparency into what happened. The information on their deaths provided so far from authorities in Belize “[has left] our grieving community with too many questions,” Mayor Keefe added. In a statement released on Monday, the Revere mayor extended condolences on behalf of the City of Revere to Kaoutar Naqqad the family and friends of the women and called them “valued members of the Revere community” and “daughters, friends, and contributors to our City.” The Revere Mayor added that he has been in contact with members of the community’s Congressional delegation – U.S. Senator Ed Markey, D-Mass., who is also a Malden resident, and U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark, D-5th DEATHS IN HOTEL | SEE PAGE 10 WORLD NEWS STORY: The deaths of three tourists from Revere, Mass., in a Belize resort hotel has become national and worldwide news, as evidenced by coverage on ABC News Tonight by anchor David Muir. (Courtesy Photo) “PARADISE TO CRIME SCENE”: The spectacular Royal Kahal Beach Resort (shown above) in San Pedro, Belize, went from “Paradise to Crime Scene” in less than 24 hours when the bodies of three young Revere women were found dead. (Courtesy Photo)
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