An investigation is opened for “intentional violence by a spouse” and “violence against persons holding public authority” after the suspect rebelled against the police officers who came to arrest him.
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A 34-year-old man suspected of having attacked his partner and tearing off her electronic bracelet was taken into police custody on Tuesday February 20 in Reims, the public prosecutor told franceinfo. He has already been convicted of similar acts against the same victim.
Two children present in the apartment
The police intervened at the suspect’s home after being alerted by the couple’s neighbors. They discovered the victim on the spot, who had been stabbed in the face with scissors. Her children, a baby and an 11-year-old boy, were also in the apartment.
The suspect threw furniture out of the window and rebelled against the police during his arrest. An investigation has been opened for “intentional violence by a spouse” and “violence against persons holding public authority”.