The investigation opened on Sunday for “willful violence in a meeting and with a weapon committed against a person holding public authority and his spouse because of his duties” quickly led to arrests in Lyon. Le Progrès thus indicates that four young suspects, including a minor, were placed in police custody on Tuesday and that they should be brought in on Wednesday.
Sunday, around 4:30 am in Lyon 7e, a 35-year-old policeman had been called a "dirty cop" by a person in a car. The man was then assaulted by several individuals while he was out of service and returning to his home with his partner. Victim of a triple ankle fracture, the peacekeeper, stationed at the Caluire police station, has since had to undergo an intervention.
This sensitive case, especially given the current context in France, must notably determine whether it was a “spontaneous assault” or “a premeditated trap”, as Laurent Bohé, lawyer for the injured police officer, evokes.
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