Trial over fatal poisoning opens on 18 November
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L'Express de Madagascar
The trial over food poisoning at a birthday party in Imerinkasinina, which caused 31 deaths on 14 June 2025, will open on 18 and 19 November at the Anosy court. The victims’ families want responsibility to be established, reports L’Express de Madagascar.
The trial over the food poisoning at a birthday party in Imerinkasinina, which killed 31 people on 14 June 2025, will open on 18 and 19 November at the Anosy court in Madagascar. The hearing will be open to the public, according to a statement from the Justice Ministry.
Nearly 100 people have been questioned by the public prosecutor since witness hearings began. Hearings of families who lost children, brothers, sisters or other relatives ended in August, reports L’Express de Madagascar.
Tests on substances suspected of causing the poisoning were carried out in Mauritius and Russia. Justice Minister Fanirisoa Ernaivo cited them among the evidence during her visit to victims receiving treatment abroad, according to L’Express de Madagascar.
