A second person was arrested Tuesday as part of the investigation into the off-duty policeman injured with a stabbing Sunday in Paris, we learned from a source close to the case, confirming information from BFMTV.
This official of the Direction de la sécurité de near de la agglomération Parisienne (DSPAP), out of service and alongside his companion, was seriously injured by stabbing on Sunday, after a dispute with several individuals, in the Italy 2 shopping center , in the 13th arrondissement of the capital.
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His function as a police officer was a priori not known to the aggressors before the brawl, according to the first elements.
The alleged perpetrator, a minor, was arrested on Sunday.
A second suspect, born in 2004, was arrested on Tuesday, said a source familiar with the matter.
An investigation for attempted voluntary homicide was opened on Sunday, entrusted to the 3rd district of judicial police.