Three police officers were indicted for manslaughter in the investigation into the death in 2019 in Drancy (Seine-Saint-Denis) of a man after a strangulation key during his arrest, the Bobigny prosecutor's office said Thursday. , confirming information from the Parisian.
Philippe Ferrières, 36, died on May 24, 2019 in Drancy following his arrest during which the crew made a strangulation key, a controversial gesture which the government announced shortly after the abandonment.
The indictments of the police "date back several weeks," said the prosecution.
The policeman claims to have "given a sharp blow" on the neck
On the night of the incident, at 12:30 am, a woman called the police.
She is worried: her companion tries to enter her apartment, he has been drinking and throws stones at his window, shouting his name.
The latter is prohibited from coming into contact with the mother of his 7-year-old son.
He is under judicial control and must appear a few days later in court for domestic violence, according to the Bobigny prosecutor's office.
Three police officers from the Drancy police station, aged 24, 29 and 42, went to the scene.
They find this driving school instructor at the foot of the building.
When the police arrive, Philippe Ferrières, 1.80 m for a hundred kilos, is "sweaty", "excited" and "seems very speed", say the police officers in hearing, according to elements of the investigation including the AFP had been informed last year.
“Manageable” at the start, he changed his behavior and struggled when the crew announced that they had the order to call him out.
It is 1:30 am, after several minutes of clinch, the most experienced official of the crew describes having placed his forearm under the chin and "gave a sharp blow" on the neck, before maintaining the position " two or three seconds ”, until the respondent lets go:“ It's good, I surrender ”.
"I then released the pressure," said the sergeant.
Heart massage
Philippe Ferrières is handcuffed, placed on the side.
Reinforcements arrive and realize that his pulse is fleeting.
Among them, a policeman, also a volunteer firefighter, takes him down and places him on his back.
He begins a heart massage while waiting for help.
But the firefighters will not be able to revive the man, declared dead at 2:30 am either.
The autopsy attributed his death to "mechanical asphyxia by cervical compression associated with cranial-facial trauma".
The toxicological analysis also reveals "that the sum of the toxicities of alcohol and cocaine found in human blood may have been the cause of acute intoxication".
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