After five years of proceedings, the case of the death of Allan Lambin should soon see its legal outcome. As indicated by Ouest-France, on November 14, 2024, an order of referral to the criminal court was issued by the investigating magistrate. The four Saint-Malo police officers will have to answer for manslaughter following police custody which saw the death of the young man.
Died in a drunk cell
The young man, aged 19, from Saint-Hilaire-des-Landes, near Fougères, died on the night of February 9 to 10, 2019, in a sobering up cell at the Saint-Malo police station. He had been arrested a few hours earlier, in Dinard, while he was in the company of his father and they were returning, after a drunken evening, to the campsite where they were to spend the night. The car driven by the young man ended up in a ditch.
After a tough arrest, according to several witnesses, Allan Lambin was taken to the Saint-Malo police station. He was seen at 10:40 p.m. by a doctor who judged his condition compatible with police custody. His death was noted at 12:30 a.m. The Saint-Malo public prosecutor's office opened a judicial investigation into these facts on February 12, 2019, before the Rennes public prosecutor's office was finally seized in October of the same year.
Indicted for manslaughter
In December 2023, the investigation was closed and the four police officers in charge of monitoring the victim that evening were indicted for manslaughter. On January 3, 2024, the Rennes public prosecutor's office requested their referral to a criminal court. He was therefore followed by the new investigating judge responsible for this case.
“The order dates from November 14, 2024. We are therefore waiting for the appeal period, which is ten days from notification, to expire to know the date of the hearing. If an appeal were made, it would delay the case because the investigating chamber would have to rule,” indicated Me Hélène Laudic-Baron, the lawyer for Franck Lambin, Allan’s father.
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