In Noisy-le-Grand (Seine-Saint-Denis), a woman victim of domestic violence activated the “serious danger telephone” on Wednesday 7 February while her ex-partner was threatening her, which allowed rapid intervention by the security forces police. order.
On Wednesday 7 February in the evening, the Bac locals of Noisy-le-Grand (Seine-Saint-Denis), managed to intervene quickly and save the life of a woman victim of domestic violence, reports The Parisian. And this, thanks to a system put in place in 2014: the “ telephone serious danger “.
“When the police arrived, the husband opened fire”
According to the newspaper, the young 24-year-old woman, identified as a victim of domestic violence, started the ” telephone serious danger » that had been given to him. The police quickly arrived on the scene and saved his life because the man was armed.
“When the police arrived, the husband was on the stairs. He immediately opened fire and the Noisy-le-Grand Bac returned fire.declared to Parisian a police source Parisian. Seriously injured, the 26-year-old was taken to hospital in cardiopulmonary arrest, where he finally died a few hours later.
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What is a “serious danger phone”?
Tested in 2009 in Seine-Saint-Denis and generalized in 2014 by the law of 4 August 2014 on real equality between women and men, THE ” telephone serious danger » o TGD is a mobile phone donated, by decision of the public prosecutor, to victims of rape or domestic violence to prevent any recurrence of violence by the spouse or ex-spouse.
This mobile phone is equipped with a geolocation system and a dedicated button that allows the victim to contact, in case of serious danger, a remote assistance service accessible 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, which receives calls and assesses the situation and can then notify the police for immediate intervention.
“This avoids having to go to 17. It is a direct line, which allows us to have police officers or gendarmerie soldiers more aware of these situations of imminent danger in a very short time”police and justice consultant Guillaume Farde explains to BFMTV.
Questioned by Franceinfo, Reda Belhaj, spokesperson for the Île-de-France Police Unit of the SGP, believes that the TGD “It’s a real tool because the police saved a life”.
Currently, 5,000 “telephones for serious dangers” are installed throughout the country. According to the Ministry of Justice, 94 femicides were committed in France in 2023. The feminist organization Nous Tous lists 134.
If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, or simply wants to learn more about the topic:
- 3919 and the government website Let’s stop THE violence
- Our practical article My boyfriend hit me: how to react, what to do when you are a victim of violence in your relationship?
- The association Forward and its help chat available on How do we love each other?
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