1951 La Citadelle murders

Two murders in Port Louis, Mauritius July 2020 1951 La Citadelle murders or L'affaire Pic Pac refer to the two murders which took place at Fort Adelaide or "La Citadelle" in the capital city Port Louis, on the island of Mauritius in 1951.Ces crimes les plus marquants https://www.lexpress.mu/article/296917/crimes-plus-marquants www.lexpress.mu L'Express 2017-01-03 Background On 3 October 1951 two school children who were walking home after school were lured and kidnapped.Les criminels à Maurice https://mauriciens.wordpress.com/2015/05/20/les-criminels-a-maurice/ 2014-06-15 Rabia Mokadam (five years old) and her brother Jaimuddin Mokadam (eight years old) were taken to the abandoned military complex of Fort Adelaide (or La Citadelle) where they were raped and drowned in old water tanks.Seetal Hussein L'affaire Pic Pac https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv93XfYvs70 www.youtube.com 2014-05-25 Investigation and trials During the investigation more than 300 persons were interrogated by police which led to 15 arrests.Crimes de sang en hausse à Maurice https://www.sundaytimesmauritius.com/crimes-de-sang-en-hausse-a-maurice-que-faire-devant-cette-montee-de-la-criminalite/ www.sundaytimesmauritius.com 2020-01-21 In 1952 three habitual criminals, Noël Jérôme Juillet (Pic Pac), France Cangy (Le Roi) and Paul Célestin (Le Fou), were found guilty of the abduction, rape and murder (by drowning) of the two children before being sentenced to death.Histoire: De la période française à l'histoire contemporaine https://www.lemauricien.com/actualites/magazine/histoire-la-periode-francaise-l-histoire-contemporaine/93321/ www.lemauricien.com Le Mauricien 2013-08-19 Pic Pac claimed his innocence just before hanging. References External links La Citadelle (Fort Adelaide) L'affaire Pic Pac Category:1951 murders in Africa Category:Murder in Mauritius Category:People murdered in Mauritius Category:20th-century executions by Mauritius Category:Executed Mauritian people Category:People executed by Mauritius by hanging Category:People executed for murder Category:Mauritian people convicted of murder Category:Child abuse in Mauritius Category:Child murder in Asia Category:Indian diaspora in Mauritius