Paedophile who raped a six-year-old girl to be surgically castrated

A child sexual offender is to be forced to undergo surgical castration in Madagascar (file photo) (Picture: Shutterstock / Gumpanat)

A child rapist has been sentenced to surgical castration in Madagascar, the island nation’s court of appeal has said.

The man was convicted of assaulting and attempting to murder a six-year-old girl in Imerintsiatosika, around 30km from the capital, Antananarivo.

Madagascar introduced legislation in 2024 sanctioning the procedure for people found guilty of raping children aged under 10.