“We saw him arrive at work, his face bleeding. We were very scared, it was a bit of a panic, ”rewinds Nora *, colleague of Paolo *, a nurse from the Eye Clinic in Onex (GE) who was attacked in the street last Tuesday. . Shocked, the unfortunate man did not wish to speak directly; he asked his colleague to do it for him.
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Around 7.15 am, at avenue du Bois-de-la-Chapelle, the fifty-something crossed an individual, “medical mask on the mouth and hood”, who demanded that he give him his bag. “There’s only my lunch in it,” Paolo replied. His attacker then hit him on the head with an unidentified blunt object, before sweeping him. On the ground, the unfortunate nurse received several punches and kicks in the face as well as the head. The medical report describes a broken denture, a tattered lip, a deep wound on the forehead, a contusion and bruises on the scalp.
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The cries of a passer-by, who then called the police, made the thief leave, left empty-handed. Paolo refused the ambulance offered to him by the officers. On sick leave until the end of the month, he lodged a complaint the same day, which the police confirm.
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* Identities known to the editorial staff
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Nora deplores the fact that no one answered at the Lancy-Onex police station, when Paolo wanted to file a complaint in the wake of his assault. Early this Tuesday morning, the place was not yet open to the public, explains Silvain Guillaume-Gentil, spokesperson for the police. He invites, in these cases, either to come back a little later, or to contact the police station on 022 427 81 11. In general, you should ask to speak to the agent intervened on the spot, giving his registration number. The latter appears on the policeman’s business card, provided to the victim or his relatives, as was the case for Paolo. “An agent prefers to follow the case himself rather than pass into other hands, states the communicator. It is also better for the victim, who will be taken care of by a person having an overview of the case. ”
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