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In late January, a 28-year-old woman was found strangled to death in her apartment in Paris. Her partner, a police officer who had previously been convicted on domestic abuse charges, the main suspect in the murder, has still not been found. While the search continues, many women’s rights groups are calling out a broken system. FRANCE 24 investigates what happens when a police officer is charged with domestic abuse.
On January 28, a young woman was found dead in the Paris apartment she shared with a 29-year-old police officer called Arnaud B., who had not reported for duty that day at the Blanc-Mesnil police station where he is posted. Fifeen days later, he has yet to be found by local authorities.
“He is in possession of his service weapon and a black commando-type backpack,” reads an appeal for witnesses issued by the Paris police headquarters on February 10. “The police officer is driving a white Peugeot 208 in poor condition […] and is likely to be travelling throughout the country.” Many women’s rights groups on social media criticised the police for taking so long to issue the appeal, publish a photo of the suspect and reveal his name, especially given he is armed.
It is not the first time police officer Arnaud B. is known to have committed acts of domestic violence. In October 2019, he was placed in police custody for violence against his partner at the time. Instead of facing prosecution, he was given the choice to complete an awareness-raising course on domestic violence and he received a simple warning that was not recorded in his criminal record.
An administrative investigation by the IGPN (General Inspectorate of the National Police, a.k.a. the police of the police) has been launched to determine whether the officer, known to be psychologically fragile, was fit to carry a weapon.
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Source : france24
