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A French policeman was charged on October 6 with violence after firing a tear gas grenade at close range at a 14-year-old student named Eden during high school protests in Saint-Ouen-l’Aumone, north-west of Paris. The boy lost several teeth and suffered a fractured jaw that required surgery. Videos showed the officer justifying his actions by claiming self-defense against the teenager's resistance, but a prosecutor determined this was disproportionate. The policeman faces up to 15 years in prison for his actions.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-06,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On October 5, a 14-year-old student named Eden lost several teeth and was injured in his face after being hit by a tear gas grenade fired at close range during high school protests near Paris. The incident occurred in Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone, northwest of the city, where ongoing demonstrations have been causing significant unrest. A police officer was charged with violence on October 6 and placed under judicial control; however, he is not being held in custody but banned from working pending further investigation by local prosecutor Guirec Le Bras. Videos shared widely on social media showed Eden kicking an officer before the grenade round was fired at his face. The prosecutor stated that the conditions for self-defense were not met due to a lack of proportionality in using such force against a schoolboy who resisted slightly.
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Police officer charged in France after teen loses several teeth to tear gas grenade
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A French policeman was charged on Oct 6 with violence for last week firing a tear gas grenade at close range at a 14-year-old student during high school protests that have shaken the country, a prosecutor said.
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The boy, named as Eden, lost most of his teeth and was wounded in the face in the incident on Oct 5 in Saint-Ouen-l’Aumone, north-west of Paris.
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The policeman had not been remanded in custody but was placed under judicial control and banned from working until further notice, the local prosecutor said.
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In videos of the incident widely shared on social media, three helmeted police officers are seen facing the high school student.
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One of them struck the teenager, who kicked him back, before the grenade round fired at his face knocked him to the ground.
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Detained for questioning on Oct 5, the officer said he used the weapon in response to the schoolboy’s “resistance”, according to the Pontoise prosecutor, Guirec Le Bras.
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But he said, “the conditions for self-defence have not been met” due to “the lack of proportionality” in firing the grenade.
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The offence in question can be punishable by up to 15 years in prison, he said.
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The teenager lost several teeth and suffered a fractured jaw that required surgery, the prosecutor’s office said.
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“His jaw is sealed shut, he can no longer speak and he eats through a straw,” his mother told media on Oct 5, adding all his upper teeth were broken and “his lower teeth torn out”.
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Police have used tear gas and other means to try to control what the authorities have described as “urban violence” during the protests.
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Unions, rights groups and many of the children have accused the police of using disproportionate force.
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