The two brothers, in police custody since Thursday, will be tried this Monday. They allegedly caused 13 victims by attacking caregivers with rare violence.
Two men arrested following the attack on Wednesday on several caregivers in the emergency room of Annemasse (Haute-Savoie) were referred on Saturday to the Thonon-les-Bains judicial court and will be tried on Monday in immediate appearance, said the prosecution.
Pending the hearing, the two brothers, who had been in police custody since Thursday, were placed under judicial supervision by the judge of freedoms and detention, the Thonon-les-Prosecutor said in a press release. Xavier Goux-Thiercelin Baths
The two men, who came to consult on Wednesday evening for one of them at the emergency room of the Pays de Savoie Private Hospital (HPPS) in Annemasse and unhappy with the waiting times, are suspected of having attacked the staff of the service , causing thirteen victims during a very violent episode.
Of the 13 victims identified among hospital staff, 12 were recognized as incapacitated for between 6 and 1 day, some of them having suffered physical violence, others psychological shock, according to the press release. of the parquet.
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The two men were arrested the next day, when they presented themselves at the Annemasse police station to complain about the conditions of their admission to hospital and a refusal of treatment.
They dispute the hospital staff’s version and claim that the injured man’s brother was attacked after pointing out to a caregiver that she smelled of alcohol.
-They say they were molested by several people and only defended themselves, according to the prosecution.
Reaction from the Minister of Health
The hospital closed its doors until Monday morning.
The attack provoked numerous reactions, including that of the Minister of Health Yannick Neuder, who went to Annemasse on Saturday to show his support for caregivers.
“I said it today, there is only one answer: zero tolerance. I will work alongside you to implement useful measures to protect you”he declared on the social network X after the meeting.
He spoke of his desire to initiate a discussion with the Ministers of the Interior and Justice to more firmly condemn the attackers, “especially with minimum sentences”.
Every day, on average, in France, 65 health professionals are victims of physical or verbal attacks, the Haute-Savoie prefecture and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional health agency (ARS) indicated in a joint press release on Thursday. .
