18-year-old man stabbed to death at show in Ambositra
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L'Express de Madagascar
An 18-year-old man was stabbed to death during a show in Ambositra, Madagascar. The suspect’s arrest caused tensions and gatherings outside the police station, L’Express de Madagascar reports.
An 18-year-old man died after being stabbed in the chest during a fight at a show in Ambositra, Madagascar, on 31 October. A suspect was arrested, L’Express de Madagascar reports.
The victim was taken urgently to hospital but did not survive his injuries. According to witnesses quoted by the newspaper, a fight broke out early in the evening after people were jostled in the crowd; several men intervened before another stabbed the young man.
The suspect’s arrest led to a gathering outside the police station, where people demanded that he be subjected to mob justice. Local authorities, led by the prefect, intervened to disperse the crowd and restore calm, according to L’Express de Madagascar.
