Two police officers were violently attacked by a man they were controlling in the streets of Saint-Martin-des-Champs, near Morlaix, in Finistère. the police had 15 days of ITT.
Two police officers were violently attacked on Monday in the streets of Saint-Martin-des-Champs, near Morlaix, in Finistère, learned BFMTV.com confirming information from West France.
The facts took place while the two officers were patrolling from their vehicle. They then spotted an individual smoking a joint, turned around to ask him to turn it off and check his papers. “Already aggressive at that time”, according to a police source, the two officials called for reinforcements.
An “exceptional” attack
The man then threw himself on the first policeman, knocking him to the ground. The second official tried to intervene but suffered a shower of blows to the face and skull. He then attacked the other officer again, shoving his thumbs into his eyes. The entire scene was filmed by the officers’ body cameras.
The arrival of reinforcements made it possible to stop the aggression. The man, who has a criminal record for violence, was taken into custody. He was presented this Wednesday to justice which ordered a psychological expertise before an appearance before a court. He was incarcerated.
The two police officers, aged around fifty, have been prescribed 15 days of ITT. According to a police source, this type of aggression is “exceptional” for the city of Morlaix.
