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Hecatomb at the Ehpad in Bures-sur-Yvette: a family files a complaint for manslaughter

2020-05-08T19:15:03.841Z


The criminal complaint must reach the Evry public prosecutor's office in the coming days. It is addressed against the establishment, of the Kor group


They want to understand. How their father was doing well on April 2 according to news from the retirement home, and why on April 3, they received an email telling them that he died at the age of 71.

This Thursday, May 7, 2020, lawyers Laure Denervaud and Zoë Royaux sent a criminal complaint to the Evry public prosecutor's office for "failure to assist person in danger and manslaughter against the Coteaux de l'Yvette nursing home in Bures-sur-Yvette, Korian (the group that manages the establishment) and the Ile-de-France Regional Health Agency (ARS) ”.

"When my brother and I learned of our father's death on April 3, it fell on us," says Charles-Antoine Giraud. Two or three days before, the Ehpad had assured us that "everything was fine". We were told that he had a lung problem and that his heart had failed. "

Over a quarter of deceased Covid-19 residents

But once the shock of their father's death has been absorbed a little bit, the brothers take a closer look at the medical elements. “We discovered that our father had lost a lot of weight, and especially that many other residents had died from Covid-19. "

In Coteaux de l'Yvette, 24 out of 88 residents died from the coronavirus. “We have also heard of situations in other establishments managed by Korian, in Mougins (Alpes-Maritimes), Clamart (Hauts-de-Seine),” continues Charles-Antoine Giraud… We have more than doubts about taking charge charge of residents, I already denounced before the health crisis the lack of staff. We therefore want to remove all the blurred areas around the death of our father. "

Doubts about the care of retirees

For the lawyers of the Giraud family, there is no question of carrying out an "abusive criminal action", and the complaint is not animated by "any spirit of revenge or anger". “We are awaiting the complete medical file, confide Me Laure Denervaud and Me Zoë Royaux. But many questions remain, on care, lack of resources, communication too late with families, and in general on the application of the blue plan of the ARS. "

In an interview with the "Parisian" at the end of April, Korian's management announced, in defense of its crisis management, that it had "launched a generalized screening plan" for the staff and residents of all the group's nursing homes. This test campaign was to be completed by May 6. In accusations of having taken the Covid-19 epidemic lightly, she claimed to have “generalized the wearing of masks in establishments from March 21. "

In Essonne, the "situation is catastrophic" according to a union of retirees

“The situation in our nursing homes is dramatic, warns the Departmental Union of Retired and Pre-Retired FO 91 in a letter addressed to the prefect of Essonne. 97 establishments out of 100 are affected by the Covid-19 epidemic, 2,448 residents were tested positive, not to mention 53 medical and social facilities also affected by the virus. "

Daniel Rousseau, president of UDR FO 91, points out the dysfunctions. "Problem of protective equipment, lack of staff ... the feedback from the field is alarming," he reports. More than half of the 879 official deaths recorded on April 27 in Essonne come from nursing homes (461 residents died, note) . And still, we do not know the number of deaths in geriatric hospitals and deaths at home. Among other things, we require systematic screening and regular health checks of all establishments for the elderly. "

Complaints largely heard if we believe the answers provided jointly by the ARS Ile-de-France and the prefecture of Essonne. "In the department, 100% of the 99 Ehpad have been tested, revealing that 12% of staff (424 people) and 23% of residents (1389 people) were carriers of the virus, details this Friday the cabinet of the prefect. This proportion is slightly lower than that observed for Ile-de-France as a whole (13% of staff and 24% of patients). "

The prefecture and the ARS IDF continue: “Stocks of thousands of masks are distributed continuously. And more than 2,500 people have been deployed as reinforcements throughout the Ile-de-France region, to compensate for the absenteeism of staff affected by the disease. "

Source: leparis

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