The car and the weapon with the ammunition of the policeman suspected of having killed his companion at the end of January in Paris were found on Saturday in Amiens.
The car and the weapon with the ammunition of the policeman suspected of having killed his companion at the end of January in Paris were found on Saturday in Amiens, we learned on Wednesday from a source close to the investigation. The policeman is still wanted, the same source added, confirming information from RTL.
This 29-year-old peacekeeper, known for domestic violence, has been on the run since January 28, the day of the discovery in an apartment in the 19th arrondissement of the body of the young woman, aged 28, who died of strangulation. On February 10, the police headquarters had launched an appeal for witnesses to find the official “in possession of his service weapon”.
The search sheet included his name, “Arnaud B.”, his photo where he appeared with a black beard, shaved hair and wearing a black T-shirt, and a description of his vehicle, a white Peugeot 208 registered DQ -759-HN “in poor general condition”.
Placed in police custody in October 2019 for violence against his partner
The 2nd district of the judicial police (2nd DPJ) is in charge of the investigation opened for “voluntary homicide on a cohabitant”. On the administrative side, the prefect of police Didier Lallement seized the General Inspectorate of the National Police (IGPN) to investigate possible shortcomings concerning the authorization to carry a weapon granted to the police officer, known for domestic violence and his psychological fragility.
He had been placed in police custody in October 2019 for violence against his partner at the time and had received an alternative to prosecution, an awareness course on domestic violence.
Administratively, he had been sanctioned with a simple warning, the lowest disciplinary sanction in the public service, not recorded in the agent’s file.
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