French court finds ‘twisted’ anaesthetist guilty of killing 12 patients

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Source: theguardian.com
French court finds ‘twisted’ anaesthetist guilty of killing 12 patients

Former top medic described as ‘Dr Death’ by prosecutors poisoned 30 people ranging in age from four to 89

A French anaesthetist described by prosecutors as “Dr Death” has been found guilty of intentionally poisoning 30 patients and killing 12 over almost a decade as a top medic.

Frédéric Péchier, 53, once seen by colleagues as a “star anaesthetist”, was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday after state prosecutors said he was “one of the biggest criminals in the history of the French legal system”.

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