Man seeks judicial supervision

A man who has been under investigation and in provisional detention since April 2025 requested this week from the instruction chamber in Nîmes to be placed under judicial supervision instead of remaining in custody.

Attack on police officer

The man is under investigation for acts that occurred in March 2025, specifically a violent attack against a police officer who received knife blows to the arm, behind the shoulder, and one to the face just below the eye.

Charges against the individual

He is also facing charges for "threatening death or harm against a healthcare professional" and is involved in a procedure for "attempted murder of a police officer." These events took place on March 11, 2025.

Incident involving a patient

On that day, nurses requested the intervention of the police from Bagnols-sur-Cèze to take charge of and calm a patient who refused compulsory hospitalization. The patient, who was at home, had psychiatric issues and refused hospitalization.

Attack on police officers

The individual, barricaded at his home, threatened the nurses by stating he wanted "to kill them all." The police arrived at the scene and when the firefighters opened the door, the individual attacked the police officers, injuring one of them with four knife wounds: a deep wound to the cheek, and three others to the left shoulder, left arm, and left flank.

Court decision and current status

The individual was subdued and placed in compulsory hospitalization. The injured officer was taken care of by the firefighters and evacuated to the CHU. This Thursday, the Court of Appeal in Nîmes refused the judicial supervision of the person under investigation. He remains in custody.