A police car in Marseille (illustration image) – P.Magnien / 20 Minutes
A 17-year-old minor was taken prisoner Sunday after assault on 25-year-old police officer seriously injured with a stab in Saturday
Marseilles, when he had intervened to settle a dispute between young people. The teenager went to a police station in the northern parts of the city, accompanied by a lawyer who had previously informed the investigators of his client’s decision.
Four other young people involved in this dispute in front of a bakery in the Chartreux district, in the heart of Marseille, were taken into police custody for failure to assist people in danger. The source of the brawl after which the policeman was stabbed in the abdomen is still unknown. During his intervention, the grievor, who was not on duty, was in civilian clothes and had not mentioned his status as a police officer.
He was still in serious condition on Sunday but was “improving”. He suffered a relatively long cardiac arrest and regained consciousness on Sunday during the day and was due to undergo surgery again in the evening.
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