Eure: An inmate in police custody after the attack on a guard at the Val-de-Reuil prison

Recidivism Convicted of aggravated rape and “followed for radicalization”, the inmate had already attacked a guard in another prison

The supervisor was checking that a landline telephone was working properly when he was attacked. —C. Girardon/20 Minutes

An inmate from the Val-de-Reuil penitentiary center, in Eure, was arrested. placed on guard seen for attempted murder of a prison guard, announced Saturday the prosecutor of the Republic of Evreux, Rémi Coutin. The facts occurred on Friday when the 26-year-old detainee, “being monitored for radicalization,” called for help. a supervisor for a landline phone problem.

While the guard “ checked the phone, the inmate (…) tried to call the phone. to strangle him and strike him several times with what appears to be a gun. “this stage an artisanal knife”, detailed the magistrate. « The supervisor managed to parrying blows and triggering its alarm. Other supervisors intervened and managed to solve the problem. “control the attacker,” he continued.

Arrival in January at Val-de-Reuil, the inmate “ is serving a fifteen-year prison sentence for acts of aggravated rape. pronounced by the Val-de-Marne criminal court in 2017, according to the prosecutor. On September 12, the detainee “also received a prison sentence. “A prison sentence of 18 months for violence against guards committed in a penitentiary establishment in the north,” added Rémi Coutin, specifying that “the investigation’ entrusted to the judicial police of Rouen ». The magistrate did not bring any evidence details on the state of health of the patient of the supervisor.