What happened during the arrest where Cédric C. died?

• Cédric C. died on the night of Saturday to Sunday, less than 48 hours after an eventful arrest.
• An investigation into the causes of death was opened by the Paris public prosecutor's office and entrusted to the IGPN.
• According to his relatives, a video surveillance camera was near the scene of the tragedy.

“The urgency, today, is to recover the maximum of elements on the circumstances of the death of Cédric, then will come the time of the complaint. Two days after the death of this 42-year-old delivery driver following a heart attack during an arrest, the lawyer for his relatives, Me Arié Alimi, embarked on a race against the clock: gather testimonies on the circumstances of this arrest.

“Cédric's family is waiting for answers and for the moment, no one is giving them. Neither the public prosecutor's office nor the IGPN have joined them, ”continues the council. An investigation into the causes of death was indeed opened on Friday and the IGPN, the General Inspectorate of the National Police, was seized in an attempt to establish the course of events.

The call for testimony worked. We have videos and witnesses today. The AC4 section of the public prosecutor's office in charge of the dossier does not respond to my calls. The IGPN never communicated with the family https://t.co/Zof0aavmKz

The drama began shortly after 10 a.m. on Friday, January 3, at the corner of avenue de Suffren and quai Branly, in the very chic 15th arrondissement of Paris. Originally: an ordinary check after Cédric C. was spotted rolling his hand. According to a police source, the man who worked as a delivery driver in his father's business was immediately "aggressive and disrespectful" towards the officials. As the latter prepare to let him go after having verbalized it, the tension would have increased. "There were insults and it was decided to arrest him for contempt", indicates this same source, which specifies that the victim is known for acts of contempt and rebellion.

Videos to shed light on the circumstances of the drama?

A few seconds after having handcuffed him, the police noticed that the driver was "blue" and began a cardiac massage while waiting for the arrival of the firefighters. Transported in absolute emergency to the Pompidou hospital, he died a little less than 48 hours later. If Cédric had high blood pressure, his relatives assure him that he had no heart problems. "His medical records suggest that his death was linked to a lack of oxygen for a long time", assures Me Arié Alimi, who advances the hypothesis of an arm key or a ventral plating to explain the death of this father of five children, aged 2 to 21. On the police side, it was confirmed that the victim had been "brought under control" after having resisted and "taken to the ground", but it was said that the procedure had been followed.

Relatives of the victim, a former football player's agent and half-brother of international Marvin Martin, are also doubtful about the aggressiveness which Cédric C. allegedly showed towards the officials. "Everyone describes a calm and courteous man", assures the council. According to our information, the tension during the arrest was escalated when the victim took out his cell phone to film the intervention. "The video is on his cellphone which is still under seal," says the lawyer. He specifies, however, that a video surveillance camera is in the immediate vicinity of the scene of the tragedy. "The video will allow us to understand what happened," he hopes.

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