A man died by gunfire, Wednesday February 7, 2024 in the early evening, after an exchange of fire in a stairwell of a building in Noisy-le-Grand (Seine-Saint-Denis), during the intervention of the police at the home. As reported The Parisianhis ex-partner had activated his “very dangerous” phone after seeing him through the peephole of his front door, shortly after 8 p.m. What does this protection system for victims of domestic violence consist of? Depending on the sources, in 2023, 94 feminicides were committed according to the Ministry of Justice, compared to 102 according to the association Feminicides by companion or ex. It is to remedy this sad record that the law of August 4, 2014 provides for a system to combat violence against women. Made available by the courts to victims of violence “in great danger” for renewable periods of six months, the device, with a classic appearance so as not to arouse suspicion, can be used, even locked, and the victim will not need to put it to their ear to be heard, thanks to an advanced voice capture system.
A connection established with the police and gendarmerie
The system, tested since 2009 in Seine-Saint-Denis, was generalized in France in 2014, with nearly 5,000 “very high danger” telephones in circulation. Equipped with an emergency call button, the telephone establishes communication with Mondial Assistance 24 hours a day, seven days a week. According to Brigitte Lamy, prosecutor of the Nantes court, the device is directly connected to “the police and gendarmerie command room” in order to deploy a patrol as quickly as possible towards the source of the call, it being geolocated. Women who benefit from this telephone must no longer live with the violent partner, but nevertheless find themselves in a high-risk situation. They must also have obtained from the courts a ban on violent spouses entering into contact with them. In Nantes, an agreement intended to reduce the risks of recurrence of domestic violence was signed on October 14, 2014 and provides emergency accommodation for violent companions so that victims do not have to leave their homes. In addition, courses organized with the gendarmerie and several associations are offered to violent spouses so that they become aware of the reasons which push them to be violent.
For more information, find the Ministry of Justice website here: The serious danger telephone system (TGD)