2023-05-24 12:30:58
The man suspected of having stabbed to death a nurse and injured a medical secretary during an attack at the Reims hospital on Monday was indicted for murder and imprisoned on Wednesday May 24, announced the Reims prosecutor . This 59-year-old Rémois, who suffers “schizophrenia and paranoia”been “indicted for murder and attempted murder and placed in pre-trial detention in accordance with the requisitions of the prosecution”said Matthieu Bourrette.
The suspect claimed “blame the hospital staff” et “with white coats”, said the Reims prosecutor shortly before during a press conference. Mr. Bourrette explained that the suspect, who tried to flee following the fact, admitted while in police custody “willfully assaulted” the two caregivers “because of their quality and because he resented psychiatry, which he described as criminal”.
“He added that he had thought regarding his package for several months” and recognized that the knife found following the fact belonged to him, said Mr. Bourrette. The man is followed “since 1985 with many hospital stays” and was officially recognized as a disabled adult. “His psychiatrist did not expect such an act. For him, he was stabilized. He came every day to take his medication.said Mr. Bourrette.
“Mistreated for several years”
During his interrogation, the suspect “declared on several occasions to the police officers who are angry with the hospital environment, indicating that they have been mistreated for several years by the psychiatric environment”. The man explained that, “every time he would come across a white coat, he would plant it because he wanted revenge”. When he was arrested, he was armed with a ” kitchen knife “ 15 to 20 centimeters.
A judicial investigation of the counts of assassination and attempted assassination has been opened. The suspect faces criminal imprisonment ” for life “. The prosecutor asked for his indictment and his provisional detention in a hospital environment. The challenge now is to determine “if we can speak of a hate crime or a crime of madness”.
The 56-year-old medical secretary is “exit from the operating room”, said earlier in the day the Minister of Health, François Braun, at the microphone of BFM-TV. She ” feel better “ and is “on watch”.
moment of silence
A minute of silence was observed Wednesday in all hospitals in France in memory of the nurse, whose Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, greeted “energy and gentleness, empathy and professionalism”. A hundred people gathered in the courtyard of the Reims hospital in front of white flowers placed by colleagues and patients.
This murder “immediately raises the question of the catastrophic situation of the care of the mentally ill”, reacted on Tuesday Force Ouvrière Health. The staff of the care establishments denounces an increase in verbal or physical violence on the part of patients and their companions. Many establishments have had to reinforce their security measures and hire security guards.
The mayor of Calais, Natacha Bouchart, reported on Wednesday a “perpetrated assault” the day before within a “permanent access to care” in a hospital: a man threatened the nursing staff with a box cutter, injured an employee in the hand. Placed in police custody, the alleged attacker was finally hospitalized because of his mental state, announced the prosecutor of Boulogne-sur-Mer.
The Minister of Health, François Braun, is due to bring together trade unions on Thursday on the subject of safety in the health sector.
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