French doctor goes on trial for allegedly poisoning 30 patients, killing 12 | NYGazet

Péchier maintains his innocence but is alleged to have contaminated medicine which caused the deaths of 12 victims.

The trial of a French anaesthetist accused of poisoning 30 patients, 12 of whom died, over a nine-year period has begun in eastern France. Frédéric Péchier, who faces life imprisonment if convicted, allegedly carried out the suspected crimes at two c... [1320 chars]