The medical expertise carried out after the death in February of a detainee at the prison of Meaux (Seine-et-Marne) "
does not find any fatal traumatic injury
", said Friday the prosecution which opened judicial information for willful violence intended to determine a possible liability of supervisors.
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On January 25, Jimony Rousseau, 28, was taken to hospital for cardiovascular arrest after being "
overpowered
" by guards during an incident. He died there eight days later. The autopsy had concluded "
the existence of cerebral edema due to prolonged cardiac arrest
". A cardiac rhythm disturbance at the origin of the cardiorespiratory arrest can also "
explain the behavioral disorders presented before his arrest
", indicates the medical expertise which was based on the results of the autopsy and additional analyzes.
It notes that the detainee "
presented a previous pathological condition characterized in particular by pulmonary and cardiac embolization
", "
comprising an area of fibrosis present in the myocardium, in connection with the presence of a lead projectile
" following a gun assault in 2017, ”according to the report. The expert concludes that "Jimony
Rousseau was a subject at risk of sudden and premature death
". "
We note a fragile health but it is the blows that precipitated death, that left him no chance. If he had not received the blows, he would still be there,
”said Me Sonia Kemel, lawyer for the detainee's family.
The first elements of the investigation communicated by the prosecution at the material time had indicated that the detainee had refused to return to his cell after a walk in the courtyard of the remand center.
"
He would have violently opposed his handcuffing, in particular by biting in the blood one of the prison guards, who used coercion to make him let go and control him
", reported the prosecutor.
Once at the disciplinary unit, the staff noticed that Jimony Rousseau had suddenly become calm.
The Samu had been called and he had been transferred to the hospital in cardio-vascular arrest.
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Asked by AFP, a prison supervisor at Meaux prison said the detainee "was
vulnerable, was beaten in particular on the head by officers while he was handcuffed and restrained on the ground
". The death of Jimony Rousseau was also the subject of an administrative inspection carried out by the Minister of Justice Éric Dupond-Moretti. The report was delivered "
just a few weeks
"
,
told AFP Stéphane Scotto, interregional director of prison services, stating that "
investigative additions are underway on the different players
."
