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Haut-Rhin: investigation opened after the death of a man in police custody

2021-02-03T14:49:53.917Z


The Colmar public prosecutor's office said on Wednesday February 3 that it had opened an investigation into " the cause of death " following the death in January of a 35-year-old man while in custody at the Selestat police station in the Haut- Rhine. Read also: Yvelines: a couple of police officers found dead at home The investigation, opened in the hours following the death, but which has only


The Colmar public prosecutor's office said on Wednesday February 3 that it had opened an investigation into "

the cause of death

" following the death in January of a 35-year-old man while in custody at the Selestat police station in the Haut- Rhine.

Read also: Yvelines: a couple of police officers found dead at home

The investigation, opened in the hours following the death, but which has only just been announced publicly, was entrusted to both the General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN) and the Strasbourg judicial police.

An autopsy was carried out and its first conclusions indicate an "

absence of suspicious traumatic lesion suggestive of violence

", specified the public prosecutor of Colmar, Catherine Sorita-Minard, confirming information from the newspaper

L'Alsace

.

The police had been called to intervene in the context of domestic violence.

The man was arrested on the night of January 12 to 13 and could have injured himself while initially trying to escape his arrest.

After his cardiac arrest, an officer performed cardiac massage, and officials also used a defibrillator.

The Samu had then taken over, without succeeding in resuscitating him.

According to the daily, the cell where he was placed was equipped with surveillance cameras.

The images are being used by investigators.

Source: lefigaro

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