Sudden death of senior police officer

The Seychelles Police Headquarters has announced with sadness the passing away of one of their senior police officers, Assistant Superintendent (ASP) Winsley Georges Françoise (54).

Preliminary investigation indicates that, during the early hours of yesterday morning, ASP Françoise slipped and fell while walking down a flight of stairs in his house at Mont Fleuri.

At 3am, ASP Françoise’s partner, who was present in the house at the time, heard the sound of someone falling and immediately rushed to the staircase in the house. She found ASP Françoise lying at the bottom of the staircase with noticeable serious injuries to his head.

Medical personnel were called immediately. A paramedical team arrived soon afterwards but it became clear that the injury ASP Françoise sustained was fatal.

ASP Françoise was certified dead on the scene by a medical doctor.

The Commissioner of Police, Reginald Elizabeth, on behalf of the Seychelles Police, has expressed his sincere heartfelt condolences to the family, colleagues and friends of the late ASP Françoise.

The investigation surrounding the incident is continuing.