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Péchier Trial Moves to Personality Testimony After Final Denial in Court

The judges now weigh character assessments before closing arguments, with a verdict expected by December 19.

Overview

  • After the court examined the last two files, Frédéric Péchier used his final interrogation to repeat that he is not the poisoner.
  • He is on trial for 30 alleged poisonings between 2008 and 2017, including 12 deaths, after nearly three months of hearings.
  • He acknowledged that 12 patients were poisoned according to expert reports but denied any involvement and said several other cases were medical errors.
  • He rejected the potassium-infusion theory in two 2016 incidents, citing anaphylactic shock and a gas embolism as alternative medical causes and noting expert disagreement.
  • As the personality phase opened, a police investigator portrayed him as manipulative with traits seen in serial offenders and floated personal vulnerabilities as possible motives, while he remains free and faces a potential life sentence with a decision due by December 19.