2024-08-06 06:55:36
Frédéric Péchier, the former anesthetist accused of poisoning 30 patients, 12 of whom died, arrives at the court in Besancon on March 8, 2023.
Twelve assassinations and eighteen assassination attempts. The accusation was so dizzying that many doubted its relevance: now it’s a done deal. On Monday 5 August, two investigating judges decided to bring former anesthetist Frédéric Péchier to court over the poisoning of 30 patients. “There is no similar case in the annals of French law”Besançon prosecutor Etienne Manto warned.
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The program, like Russian dolls, has long grappled with complex facts. Seven years of relentless investigation (hundreds of hearings, medical, scientific and technical analysis, cross-examination work, Autopsy, psychological expertise). “No formal medical explanation for this is accepted”yes “Too often and unusually deadly”an Order of Prosecution (OMA) is expected to be issued on Monday, August 5. The investigating judges listed Frédéric Péchier as their investigator in their writings. “The only thing we have in common”.
this matter “It has nothing to do with euthanasia”Elaborating in May, prosecutor Etienne Manteaux insisted ‘An overwhelming burden’ Dr. Péchier’s stress: “The crime he is accused of is poisoning patients in order to achieve the goals of colleagues with whom he had differences. » These conflicts are sometimes acute, sometimes latent, centered around financial considerations, ego wars, jealousies or disagreements of a medical nature… Vulnerable groups being used against their will as vehicles for personal vendettas?
“Savior Role”
According to prosecutors, the practitioner developed a horrific, almost undetectable procedure by discreetly contaminating the victims’ IV bags. To cover his tracks, Frédéric Péchier would inject various products: potassium, local anesthetics, heparin, epinephrine… Anesthesiologists are renowned for their talent for resuscitation “Creating a savior role”” Mr. Mantle said he would go to the bedside of certain dying patients and recommend the right antidote. And that, sometimes to some extent “Too early”. According to prosecutors, these circumstances strengthened his leadership abilities while weakening those of his targeted colleagues.
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