his widow insists that he “died of voluntary violence”

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She maintains that her husband “died following intentional violence […]”. The deliveryman's widow, Cédric ChouviatDoria Chouviat, expressed mixed feelings, Saturday January 4, 2025, after the courts ordered a judgment for manslaughter of the three police officers implicated in the death of her husband, asphyxiated during an arrest in 2020 in Paris.

Nine “I’m choking” in 13 seconds

Questioned on France Info, Doria Chouviat declared that she was “ satisfied» and “at the same time a little disappointed» of the qualification retained. According to her, the facts constitute a reason for “violence […] deliberate, unjustified, disproportionate and illegitimate.”

On January 3, 2020, Cédric Chouviat, a two-wheeled delivery man, was pushed to the ground with his helmet screwed on his head during a police control. During the arrest, he said “I'm suffocating” nine times in thirteen seconds, before making a heart attack. Finally, his death was declared on January 5, 2020.

An investigation was opened following the events.The IGPNthe body responsible for inspecting the police, had also carried out an investigation. However, the three agents continue to officiate. A state that Doria Chouviat denounces. The deliveryman's widow notably proclaimed her incomprehension, while “the murderer of (her) husband”, who “committed the irreparable” is “station manager”.

From now on, the trial will have to lift the veil on the circumstances of the tragedy. For her part, Doria Chouviat calls for “explanations ».

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