# Appeal trial of the police officer who killed Olivio Gomes in 2020 in Yvelines

> The appeal trial of a police officer, sentenced in first instance to ten years imprisonment for killing Olivio Gomes while driving his car in 2020 in Yvelines, opens on November 9, 2026, in Nanterre.

**In brief**: Justice event (severity: notable) in 2 departments (Hauts-de-Seine, Yvelines), first detected on 7 November 2026 at 09:54. Reported by 3 sources (4 articles), last updated on 10 November 2026 at 16:30. Reported toll: 1 death.

- Category: Justice
- Severity: Notable
- Place: Nanterre — Hauts-de-Seine, Yvelines
- First detected: 7 November 2026 at 09:54
- Updated: 10 November 2026 at 16:30
- Web page: https://acturadar.com/en/events/12208-appeal-trial-of-the-police-officer-who-killed-olivio-gomes-in-2020-in-yvelines

## Reported figures

- 1 deaths

## Coverage angles

Left and centre media all cover the opening of the appeal trial, but the left emphasizes the accused's media engagement with a pro-police collective linked to the RN, while the centre focuses on the judicial proceedings and the qualification of the acts.

**Common ground**

- The police officer was sentenced in first instance to ten years imprisonment
- The appeal trial opens on November 9, 2026, in Nanterre
- The incidents date back to 2020 in Yvelines and concern the death of Olivio Gomes

**Differences**

- The left mentions the accused's interview with a pro-police collective linked to the RN, an element absent from centre articles
- The centre cites the phrase 'neither necessary nor proportionate to the threat', absent from left excerpts

## Sources (4 articles)

- [« Ni nécessaire, ni proportionné à la menace » : procès en appel pour le policier qui a tué Olivio Gomes en 2020 dans les Yvelines](https://www.nicematin.com/societe/justice/ni-necessaire-ni-proportionne-a-la-menace-proces-en-appel-pour-le-policier-qui-a-tue-olivio-gomes-en-2020-dans-les-yvelines-10755014) — Nice-Matin, 7 November 2026 at 09:54
- [Un policier condamné à dix ans de prison joue sa dernière chance en appel](https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/france/071126/un-policier-condamne-dix-ans-de-prison-joue-sa-derniere-chance-en-appel) — Mediapart, 7 November 2026 at 14:21
- [Meurtre d’Olivio Gomes à Poissy : l’ex-policier de la Bac comparaît en appel devant les assises de Nanterre](https://www.leparisien.fr/yvelines-78/meurtre-dolivio-gomes-a-poissy-lex-policier-de-la-bac-comparait-en-appel-devant-les-assises-de-nanterre-09-11-2026-HIDNZJTJCJEVJN7NU6YKYMXWR4.php) — Le Parisien, 8 November 2026 at 15:23
- [Mort d’Olivio Gomes : le parcours « médiocre » de l’ex-policier passé au crible dès l’ouverture de son procès en appel](https://www.leparisien.fr/yvelines-78/mort-dolivio-gomes-le-parcours-mediocre-de-lex-policier-passe-au-crible-des-louverture-de-son-proces-en-appel-10-11-2026-J6FXNVLW4RFGLNB5B475TRYIGM.php) — Le Parisien, 10 November 2026 at 16:30

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Cite as: Acturadar, “Appeal trial of the police officer who killed Olivio Gomes in 2020 in Yvelines”, https://acturadar.com/en/events/12208-appeal-trial-of-the-police-officer-who-killed-olivio-gomes-in-2020-in-yvelines
Methodology: https://acturadar.com/en/methodology