Thibaud Hue, edited by Ugo Pascolo 06:05, May 03, 2022
Among the multitude of scuffles that broke out on Sunday May 1, the attack on a firefighter made an impression.
While he was putting out a fire, a woman rushes towards him and hits him twice.
It is a "street medic" under 40 who lives in Seine-Saint-Denis.
These are images that have made the rounds of the French internet.
On Sunday, during the traditional demonstrations of May 1, scuffles broke out between demonstrators and the police, fires were lit.
A firefighter intervenes and tries to stop one, when a woman, orange helmet, military pants, and white cross on her red backpack attacks him and attacks him.
A 38-year-old woman who lives in Seine-Saint-Denis
Twice, this woman, who would be 38 years old, hit him on the visor of his helmet.
According to information from Europe 1, this
street medic
would live in Seine-Saint-Denis, and work in the medical community.
She is known to the police for acts of violence with her neighborhood in 2020 and in the family context in 2021, she is not, however, on file by intelligence.
Accustomed to demonstrations, she participated in several rallies during the yellow vests, and within the anti-vax movement.
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On her social networks, she appears as a fervent support of Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
On April 10, for example, she posted on Instagram a selfie in the voting booth, a ballot from the Insoumis candidate in her hand.
She also posts numerous anti-vax publications.
In an interview given to the American press agency Associated Press in July 2021, she also presents herself as a nurse who resigned from her post so as not to be vaccinated.
An open investigation, a complaint from the firefighter
Just after hitting the firefighter live on TV, she was arrested and taken into custody.
According to information from the police-justice service of Europe 1, during its search, the police found a hammer, a pair of scissors and a gas mask.
Two badges, one of a police lieutenant, the other of a fire sergeant, have also been identified.
An investigation was opened for "violence against a person charged with a public service mission", "contempt of a person holding public authority" and "rebellion".
According to Gérald Darmanin, Minister of the Interior, the firefighter was not injured.
He filed a complaint, according to information from France Inter.
On Sunday, the Ministry of the Interior reported eight police officers and gendarmes injured, and 54 arrests.