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| Scot smothered to death in front of son in Mauritius | Scot smothered to death in front of son in Mauritius |
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| A 47-year-old woman from Clydebank has died in Mauritius after reportedly being smothered to death in front of her child during a robbery at her home. | A 47-year-old woman from Clydebank has died in Mauritius after reportedly being smothered to death in front of her child during a robbery at her home. |
| Janice Farman, who was in the property with her 10-year-old autistic son, was found dead by police on Friday. | Janice Farman, who was in the property with her 10-year-old autistic son, was found dead by police on Friday. |
| She had been in Mauritius since 2004 and was working as a director of a data services group in the country. | She had been in Mauritius since 2004 and was working as a director of a data services group in the country. |
| Police believe Mrs Farman was killed during a robbery by three men. One man has been arrested, local media said. | |
| The BBC's World Service correspondent in Mauritius, Yasine Mohabuth, said she had recently moved to Albion in the west of the island, an area previously known for burglaries. | |
| He said: "Police said that she was smothered to death in her bed. | |
| "They had arrived at three in the morning. It was her son that alerted a friend. The burglars stole many things including her jewellery and her car. | "They had arrived at three in the morning. It was her son that alerted a friend. The burglars stole many things including her jewellery and her car. |
| "Her son is now under the care of the child development unit because his father is abroad." | "Her son is now under the care of the child development unit because his father is abroad." |
| 'Not breathing' | |
| It is understood that along with a quantity of jewellery, Mrs Farman's Nissan Tiida was also taken during the robbery. | |
| The men who carried out the raid were said to have been masked. | The men who carried out the raid were said to have been masked. |
| Mrs Farman, who is originally from Clydebank in West Dunbartonshire, was the managing director of PECS (Mauritius) Ltd, a privately owned group of companies providing data services. | Mrs Farman, who is originally from Clydebank in West Dunbartonshire, was the managing director of PECS (Mauritius) Ltd, a privately owned group of companies providing data services. |
| She had previously worked as a call centre manager at AXA Assistance in the country. | She had previously worked as a call centre manager at AXA Assistance in the country. |
| Her colleague, Wasiim Lallmahomed, said that he had been contacted by her son in the early hours of Friday, who had told him that his mother was "not breathing". | |
| In a post on social media, he wrote: "Just imagine .... He clearly had no idea what was going on and he was simply in a state of shock. We called the police and it was later confirmed she did not make it." | |
| Mr Lallmahomed referred to Mrs Farman as his mentor and claimed that "Mauritius was no longer a paradise." |