On Tuesday, August 18, in the late afternoon, a young man suspected of pedophilia narrowly escaped mob justice in the commune of Fiombonana Itaosy, Antananarivo Atsimondrano district. Alerted by residents who were preparing to take matters into their own hands, gendarmes from the Ankadimanga advanced post intervened immediately and placed the suspect in protective custody before taking him into police detention.
According to witness accounts, two girls aged 10 and 6 were allegedly approached by this first-floor tenant, who was intoxicated and offered them money in exchange for sexual acts. The children told their grandmother they had received 4,000 ariary from him. The discovery of this sum aroused the family's suspicions, prompting them to immediately alert authorities.
The suspect reportedly resisted the crowd. Angered, some residents confronted him before law enforcement officers took him to the station. He was placed in police custody and questioned for attempted rape. The girls were heard in the presence of their mother, while the money given to the children was retained as evidence.
Gustave Mparany