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Police use electrical immobilizer to save man from self-harm

The man barricaded himself in his house with a 15-centimeter knife and said he was going to do “something.”

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10/12/2024

Updated at 1:38 p.m.

He was alone at home and had barricaded himself. Suffering from psychiatric problems, he also had in his possession a large knife. With autolytic tendencies, the family’s appeal for help went to the National Police of Valladolid.

So, before “serious risk” to human lifethe officers quickly went to the home while notifying the 1-1-2 emergency service. On the other side of the door, they managed to strike up a conversation with the man and he confirmed that the cry for help was true. He admitted to police that he intended to harm himself and had a knife in his hand. Upset, he was going to do “something,” he said.

By negotiating, they managed to get him to open the door a little and they saw that he had a knife with a blade of 15 centimeters, thus taking advantage of a moment when the gap was greater and after several warnings Officer used electrical immobilizer to restrain man and neutralize the potentially dangerous situation.

Emergency services were already on the scene and provided first aid to the man. He suffered no injuries from the use of the immobilizer. He went alone to the ambulance to be transferred to the Río Hortega University Hospital.


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