The man has since been transferred to the Vinatier psychiatric hospital.
A man, homeless, arrested in the night from Friday to Saturday, tried to disarm a policewoman while he was taken into custody at the Villeurbanne (Rhône) police station.
The 27-year-old man was arrested on the Emile-Zola course after damaging the window of a business, reports this Sunday Progress.
At midday on Saturday, he tried to escape his cell as a policewoman brought him his meal. The man kicked and punched several times and attempted to grab his weapon, unsuccessfully, before being overpowered.
At the request of the prosecution, a psychiatric expertise was carried out and concluded that his condition was not compatible with police custody. The man was interned at the Vinatier psychiatric hospital in Bron.
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