Frédéric Péchier faces charges for allegedly poisoning 30 patients at Besançon clinics between 2008 and 2017. Twelve victims died.
Authorities investigated Péchier after Sandra Simard suffered cardiac arrest during routine surgery in January 2017. Officials found a lethal potassium dose in her anaesthesia bag.
Claims of Deliberate Medical Sabotage
Prosecutors assert Péchier tampered with infusion pouches to undermine colleagues and then assisted during resuscitations, claiming he “always had a solution.”
Péchier denies all wrongdoing. His alleged victims ranged from 4 to 89 years old. Lawyers vow to prove his innocence.
High-Stakes, Technical Trial
The trial, set to continue until December, challenges participants with its complexity and duration. Péchier remains free under judicial supervision.
