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Witness History: The L’Amicale Four

Presenter and producer

Katie Harris

TX Date

18th Mar 2026

Executive producer

Anna Stewart

In 1999, a fire at the L’Amicale gambling house in Port Louis, Mauritius, killed seven people. The fire began during riots that followed a disputed football final between the Catholic Fire Brigade and the Muslim supported Scouts Club. 

 Police arrested dozens of suspects, and four men were later convicted of arson and murder. They became known as the L’Amicale Four. 

Years later, a group of senior lawyers reviewed the case and found major gaps in the original investigation, raising new questions about what really happened. 

Katie Harris hears from Imran Sumodhee, one of the L’Amicale Four. 

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