Lucas was only one month and sixteen days old, still an infant. He was taken from his home in the Ambatomitety-Morarano fokontany (Faratsiho district) along with his mother, Haingo. They went missing starting Friday last week. By Monday morning, they were found. When the mother regained consciousness, the child was already dead, his head and hair mutilated. The mother had wrapped the dead child in cloth and only discovered this after regaining awareness. The surviving mother was able to answer police questions. She reported that people had taken them and that she was not in control of herself from that point on. These people stated clearly that the child would be used as a sacrifice. The perpetrators struck the child's head with stones. After completing their actions, as the bereaved mother described, they left both of them not far from their home. That same day, authorities inspected the surrounding area, particularly after receiving information from residents about the existence of a stone-throwing site in the locality. Upon examining the pit, they found extinguished fire. Whether this could have been used to burn the remains of a sacrificial animal, according to investigators' assessment, remains unclear. Suspicions persist to this day. Regarding the father's account, he stated he was working in the fields as usual and saw nothing of what occurred. The townspeople were shocked and disturbed upon hearing and witnessing this tragedy. The matter now points entirely to ritual sacrifice, should the ongoing investigation confirm it. Who committed this sacrifice? According to judicial investigators' perspective, based on final explanations, secret societies could be involved. However, if the investigation proceeds properly, those involved in stone-throwing and earth-based wealth extraction could face serious consequences. A third possibility also exists: political manipulation. The key point is that a person was killed simply for this, and nothing that would be needed for the alleged sacrifice was taken from the land. All of this means investigators must work rigorously to find answers to the current situation. The people, who are troubled by witnessing and hearing of these events, truly await this.