A French court delivered a bombshell verdict this week, sentencing anesthesiologist Frederic Pechier to life imprisonment for poisoning 30 patients – 12 fatally – in what prosecutors called an ego-driven scheme to discredit colleagues. 😱
From Routine Surgeries to Cardiac Arrests
The 53-year-old doctor allegedly contaminated IV bags with dangerous substances like potassium and adrenaline between 2008-2017 at two Besançon clinics. His youngest victim, 4-year-old Teddy, survived two cardiac arrests during a tonsil surgery in 2016. The oldest was 89.
⚖️ “I Am Not a Poisoner”
Pechier maintained his innocence throughout the trial, claiming colleagues’ medical errors caused the crises. “I used medicine to save lives, not take them,” he insisted, though prosecutors presented evidence of him allegedly targeting patients treated by rivals.
Ego vs Ethics
One colleague described Pechier as “brilliant but power-hungry.” The court heard how he allegedly sought to “psychologically destroy” coworkers through these calculated acts. Families of victims wept as the verdict was announced.
This case follows another shocking medical scandal earlier this year, when retired doctor Joel Le Scouarnec was jailed for 20 years after confessing to abusing 298 patients. 🚨 Both cases have sparked urgent debates about medical oversight in France.
