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Reims Police Beatings: Two Brothers Charged and Jailed as Manhunt Targets About Ten Others

Prosecutors say the off-duty officers were recognized near the police station, calling the assault extremely violent and gratuitous.

Overview

  • Seven off-duty police officers were attacked twice late Sept. 13–14 in central Reims near the commissariat, with the same group confronting them around 23:30 and again near 01:00.
  • Two brothers, aged 26 and 27 and originally from Mayotte, were indicted for aggravated violence against public officials and placed in pre-trial detention.
  • Investigators are seeking roughly ten additional assailants, drawing on city CCTV and bystander video that captured the beatings.
  • Medical assessments prescribed ITT ranging from 4 to 28 days, including a broken ankle, a broken nose, and belt-buckle blows to the head.
  • The suspects are in legal recidivism, one released from prison four days before the attack, and they face sentences that can reach up to 20 years.