Overview

• Prosecutors say he tampered with paracetamol bags or anaesthesia pouches to trigger cardiac arrests so he could intervene and discredit colleagues.
• The suspected events at two Besançon clinics from 2008 to 2017 left 12 patients dead, with alleged victims ranging in age from 4 to 89.
• Pechier denies wrongdoing, attributes the incidents to colleagues' errors, and remains under judicial supervision while facing a potential life sentence.
• Investigators reviewed more than 70 serious adverse events and selected 30 cases for trial, with over 150 civil parties participating.
• The court will first examine the recent cases that led to his 2017 indictment, and proceedings are scheduled through December, with evidence including a 2008 lidocaine overdose.