after the drama, place for contemplation and incomprehension

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D. Schlienger, A. Lay, L. Vilain, D. Fossard, A. Richard-Ferraro, D. Colle, V. Gustin-Laville – France 3

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The attacker, having fatally killed a nurse at the University Hospital of Reims (Marne), has long suffered from schizophrenia. The circumstances of the tragedy further accentuate the emotion in all hospitals in France, where a minute of silence was observed on the morning of May 24.

They had been working with Carène Mézino for almost ten years. The emotion of his friends and colleagues is palpable, gathered in the courtyard of the University Hospital of Reims (Marne), Wednesday, May 24. From Rennes to Bordeaux, in all hospitals in France, time stood still for a minute to honor the memory of the nurse who was murdered while she was there to treat. It is his white coat that would have been targeted by the assailant.

Many psychiatric stays since 1985

The act was even premeditated. “He added that he had thought about his package for several months”reveals Matthieu Bourrette, public prosecutor of Reims. Frank. F. was indicted for murder. At 59, he is under reinforced curatorship. He suffers from schizophrenia and paranoia, and has had numerous psychiatric stays since 1985. In 2017, while working in a social establishment, he had already attacked four people. One of his former victims expresses his anger.


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