An investigation was opened after the assault on the night of Saturday to Sunday of a policeman, injured in the ankle "because of his duties", we learned from the Lyon prosecutor's office, confirming information from LyonMag .com.
According to the local news site, the policeman was not on duty and was returning home when a car stopped in front of him and his partner, one of the two occupants insulting him and calling him a "dirty cop" . Young people from the neighborhood then joined the scene by attacking and hitting the couple.
Ankle surgery on Monday
The public prosecutor's office entrusted the departmental security of the departmental public security department (DDSP) of the Rhône with the investigation for "willful violence in a meeting and with a weapon committed against a person holding public authority and his spouse because of his functions ”.
The police official must be operated on ankle Monday, said the prosecution. His partner was prescribed three days of ITT, says LyonMag.
At this stage, no details were available on the mobile of the assault or on the question of whether the victim knew his attackers, while this assault occurs in a context marked in recent days by demonstrations in France and in world against police violence.
