A 42-year-old detainee was transferred from Guadeloupe to Paris on Friday November 29, explains “Guadeloupe La 1ère”. Considered ultra-violent, he had been sentenced a few hours earlier for the attack on a prison guard whom he had scalded. The man from Guyana must be incarcerated in a high security unit.
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A 42-year-old inmate, convicted of scalding a prison officer in Guadeloupe, was transferred Friday November 29, 2024 to Paris. Illustrative photo. | FRANCK DUBRAY / WEST-FRANCE ARCHIVES
A 42-year-old Guyanese man was sentenced on Friday November 29, 2024 for throwing a boiling liquid at a prison officer and then hitting him. He was incarcerated in Baie-Mahault (Guadeloupe) when the events occurred, indicates Guadeloupe The 1st . He appeared in court under the influence of cannabis.
A few hours after receiving six years in prison, he was transferred to Paris. In France, the detainee must join a high security unit, which was not possible in Guadeloupe due to lack of space.
An inmate known to be violent
The day after the attack on the 52-year-old agent, which occurred on October 27, 2024, the inter-union of the Baie-Mahault penitentiary center had also blocked the establishment to demand more resources to ensure security in prison and to denounce overcrowding in the prison environment.
The detainee was already known to be violent but also to suffer from psychological disorders, our colleagues recall. He threw bleach in the face of a guard while he was imprisoned in Martinique. In 2023, he was convicted of attempted murder criminalized for violence.
To find out more: read the article by Guadeloupe The 1st
