The official acted in the locker room of the police station, around 7:30 am. She was transported to the hospital, “without vital prognosis committed a priori”.
A policewoman was seriously injured on Thursday June 16 in the premises of the Dunkirk police station, attempting to commit suicide by shooting herself in the chest, we learned from a police source and union sources.
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The official acted in the locker room of the police station, around 7:30 am, said the police source. She was taken to hospital,without vital prognosis committed a priori“. According to a union source, she hadcalled to the post» to say that she was going «put a ball” and “she shot“.
victim of bullying
According to a second union source, she had alerted the DDSP (Departmental Directorate of Public Security) by mail to a situation of moral harassment at work of which she considered herself a victim. An administrative investigation was immediately opened.
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“She’s a fragile colleague“said this source. “But there’s a link in the chain that’s brokenat the Dunkirk police station, she added, adding that other colleagues were “really in pain“. The DDSP did not immediately respond to requests from AFP.
Police officers are invited to gather on Friday June 17 in front of the Dunkirk police station at the call of the Unit SGP Police union. According to a source familiar with the matter, the prefect will go to the police station on Friday to meet the agents and speak with the trade unions.
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