French court finds ‘twisted’ anaesthetist guilty of killing 12 patients

Former top medic described as Dr Death' by prosecutors poisoned 30 people ranging in age from four to 89

A French anaesthetist described by prosecutors as Dr Death" has been found guilty of intentionally poisoning 30 patients and killing 12 over almost a decade as a top medic.

Frederic Pechier, 53, once seen by colleagues as a star anaesthetist", was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday after state prosecutors said he was one of the biggest criminals in the history of the French legal system".