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Hérault: Two Investigations in Progress Following the Death of a Police Officer at the Police Station in Agde

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Two investigations are under way after the death, in the middle of the night from Monday to Tuesday, of a sexagenary in a jail of the police station in Agde, shortly after his arrest.

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Armed with a machete and extremely agitated, a 58-year-old man died a few hours after his arrest in Agde. The Béziers Public Prosecutor's Office opened an investigation to determine the exact causes of the death.

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A 58-year-old man died after his arrest in Agde, while in police custody, leading to the opening of a judicial investigation A 58-year-old man died while in police custody.

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Two investigations are under way after the death, in the middle of the night from Monday to Tuesday, of a sexagenary in a jail of the police station in Agde, shortly after his arrest.

The death occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, May 12, around 3:00 a.m., following a particularly violent arrest by officers from the anti-crime squad. The Béziers public prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into the cause of death. […]

It was a nocturnal call to the Agde police station that forced the anti-criminality brigade to intervene for a tobacco office being vandalized. When a patrol arrived on the spot, the police found that a man was damaging the shop window in the Hérault city. He was equipped with a machete which he exhibited and seemed "very agitated", "in a form of hysteria, violent and it was impossible to calm down", according to a source close to the investigat…

A 59-year-old man died in police custody on Tuesday 12 May at 3:00 a.m. at Agde police station. Arrested for machete damage in the city centre, the suspect was subjected to the use of a pulse gun...

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actu.fr broke the news on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
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