a man taken into police custody for domestic violence found hanged in his cell

A 36-year-old man was found hanged in his cell in Montgeron this Saturday, November 30.

A 36-year-old man, placed in police custody for domestic violence, was found hanged in his cell in Montgeron (Essonne) on Saturday November 30 around 2:40 p.m., a police source told AFP on Sunday.

Contacted, the Evry public prosecutor's office confirmed the “suicide of a person in custody” and specified that an investigation to investigate the causes of death had been opened.

The man had been placed in police custody the day before for a case of domestic violence, facts for which he was already on probation, details the police source.

An administrative investigation carried out

Already convicted for this type of offense, according to this source, the man continued to threaten and assault his partner who had filed a complaint. In parallel with the judicial investigation, an administrative investigation will be carried out to determine whether any breaches occurred during this custody.

According to the latest police report, three people died in police custody in 2023 and ten others were injured in the same context.