"She Wasn't Supposed to End up Like This, Catherine": in Plouasne, the Mayor and Three People in Custody After the Death of a Resident
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The mayor of Plouasne, in the Côtes-d'Armor, one of his deputies and two other persons were placed in police custody on Tuesday 14 April 2026, after "volunteer violence that led to the death" of a sex-agenary during an intervention on 7 April, announced the Public Prosecutor's Office of Saint-Malo.
INFO THE TELEGRAMME. On Tuesday 14 April, the mayor of Plouasne (22), a municipal councillor and two other persons were placed in police custody. On 7 April, they tried to interview a 66-year-old woman in order to hospitalize ex officio. Catherine Josselin died during the intervention.
Re-elected in March in the second round of municipal elections with a perfect equality of votes, the mayor of Plouasne was charged Wednesday night and jailed in particular for "voluntary violence that resulted in death".
A 66-year-old woman living in Plouasne, in the Côtes-d的Armor, died this 7 April on the public highway in disturbing circumstances. The mayor of the commune and 3 other people, involved in the facts,...
The mayor of Plouasne and three others taken into custody (Symbolic image - AI generated) AI Generated Stock Image The mayor of Plouasne and three others have been taken into custody following the death of a 66-year-old woman during an attempt to have her forcibly and illegally committed to a psychiatric hospital. The victim was held on the ground for 15 minutes, her legs bound with a strap and rope, according to Saint-Malo prosecutor Fabrice Tr…
The mayor of Plouasne (Côtes d'Armor), a municipal councillor and two other persons are in custody on 14 April 2026 after the death of a resident on 7 April. The investigation concerns the circumstances of his arrest, while they were trying to have her hospitalized under duress.
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