Murder of Electra Andriana Coutequel: Mike Lapuante's Clothes Unfound

A Friend of the Suspect ArrestedThis marks the second arrest in the criminal investigation into the murder of Electra Andriana Coutequel, which took place at the bus station in Mahébourg on Wednesday, February 25. While tracing the path taken by the murderer, Mike Lapuante, after the crime, the Criminal Investigation Division of Mahébourg identified a resident of Mahébourg.The individual is Marie Anabelle Ladouceur, 25, who lives on Nyon Street in Mahébourg and is a friend of the alleged murderer.ClothesThe police investigation revealed that on the day of the fatal attack, Wednesday, February 25, after the murder, Mike Lapuante rushed to Anabelle Ladouceur's home. It is alleged that he hid the clothes he was wearing at the time of the murder there.The CID of Mahébourg, led by Assistant Superintendent of Police Callychurn and Inspector St. Mart, visited Anabelle Ladouceur's residence and apprehended her.This 25-year-old woman admitted that Mike Lapuante came to her house after the murder. The police conducted searches, but the clothes worn by Mike Lapuante have yet to be found.After spending a night in police custody on Thursday, the resident of Mahébourg faced a provisional charge of "perverting the course of justice." The police objected to her release, and she remains in detention.She will be interrogated again as the police seek to recover the clothes worn by the accused on the day of the murder.The Brown-Séquard psychiatric hospital has discharged Mike Lapuante. He participated on Thursday, March 5, in a reenactment of the events at the bus stand in Curepipe, at the Mahébourg bus station, and along the waterfront.The police were heavily mobilized to supervise the alleged murderer during this reenactment. He was verbally assaulted by members of the public during the process. Subsequently, Mike Lapuante was placed back in police custody.