Brit, 54, is detained in Mauritius after woman, 17, claims she was indecently assaulted whereas being held captive by vacationer and his lawyer spouse
A 54-year-old British man has been arrested in Mauritius after a 17-year-old girl claimed she was indecently assaulted.
The incident allegedly occurred on Wednesday in Pereybere, a small village located on the north coast of the island.
The victim told her family she had been held captive by the Brit and his lawyer wife.
She was then taken to hospital.
The suspect was brought before a court in Pamplemousses, located in the northwest of the country, on a provisional charge of indecent assault.
His wife was meanwhile admitted to a clinic in the village of Grand-Baie.
The police opposed his release on bail.
This comes as several Brits have been detained in Mauritius in recent months.
The incident allegedly occurred on Wednesday in Pereybere
Two Brits were detained on the island last autumn after a failed bid to smuggle over £3million worth of cannabis into the tropical paradise.
Sinead Hart, 22, and Thomas Lee Munro, 29, were arrested after arriving on an Air France flight at Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (SSR) on October 15.
They are currently behind bars on the island after they were refused bail as they prepare to be tried.
In May of last year, three British women were were arrested in Mauritius after a group of nine passengers were found with over £4million worth of cannabis in their suitcases.
And in June 2025, a 6-year-old British boy was detained after customs officials found 14kg of cannabis in his case.
The man’s wife was meanwhile admitted to a clinic in the village of Grand-Baie
The number of British citizens arrested abroad over alleged drug smuggling has skyrocketed in recent months
Prisoners Abroad, a charity assisting detained Britons abroad, has said the number of British citizens arrested abroad over alleged drug smuggling has skyrocketed in recent months.
The charity revealed that nearly half of its new cases over the past year have involved arrests for drugs offences.
Young British men and women make up the majority of these, involved in 62% and 65% respectively in 2024.
