The body of a man, whom a patient in her twenties said he had killed, was discovered Wednesday afternoon in the room he occupied at the Fontan psychiatric hospital in Lille, said Thursday. march the floor.
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The body of a lifeless man was discovered in the room he occupied at Fontan Hospital yesterday afternoon.
A patient had warned the medical staff and indicated that she had killed the victim,
”the Lille prosecutor's office told AFP, requested after the
Voix du Nord
reported the opening of an investigation after a death.
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Aged in her twenties, the young woman was admitted to the establishment at the beginning of March, while she had been remanded in custody at the Lille-Loos-Sequedin penitentiary center since January 2021 as part of a criminal investigation for homicide,
”he added.
According to the prosecution, "
it has not been possible to hear the questioning for the moment
" and "
forensic investigations are underway in order to define the exact causes of death
".
The investigation was entrusted to the criminal brigade of the urban security of Lille.
Fontan Hospital is part of the Lille University Hospital.
One of its buildings specializes in adult and child psychiatry, and the second in addictive behavior and associated behavioral disorders, psychogeriatrics and the management of Alzheimer's disease.
