The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) on Wednesday filed three new charges of first degree murder against Brian Nadler, this Quebec doctor already accused of the same crime in connection with a death that occurred in March 2021 at Hawkesbury General Hospital.
Posted at 2:43 p.m.
Updated at 2:52 p.m.
Several Ontario media have indeed reported the news, from the beginning of the afternoon. Mr. Nadler, aged in his thirties and originally from Dollard-des-Ormeaux, was arrested during the day on Wednesday in connection with these three new charges.
In March 2021, the Dr Nadler had previously been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Albert Poindinger, an 89-year-old Pointe-Claire man, which occurred a few days earlier at Hawkesbury General Hospital, Ont. A “certain number” of other suspicious deaths were then the subject of investigations, had entrusted the authorities, without advancing further.
The doctor had been detained for a period of time last year, before being released on conditions in July 2021. When he left court in April 2021, Mr. Nadler’s lawyer had made it clear that his client was claiming his innocence. and that he intended to defend himself against these charges.
According to the CTV News network, the three new charges are linked to the deaths of Claire Brière, an 80-year-old woman from Rigaud, Lorraine Lalande, a 79-year-old woman from Hawkesbury and Judith Lungulescu, 93, also born in the region of ‘Hawkesbury.
All privileges revoked
PHOTO MARCO CAMPANOZZI, THE PRESS
On March 25, 2021, the Ontario Provincial Police were called to Hawkesbury General Hospital in connection with a suspicious death. Less than 24 hours later, the establishment then confirmed the doctor’s arrest, revoking at the same time “all his privileges”.
We must go back to March 25, 2021 to fully understand the origins of this file. That evening, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) had initially been called to go to the Hawkesbury General Hospital (HGH), a few kilometers from the Quebec border, in connection with a suspicious death. Less than 24 hours later, the establishment then confirmed the doctor’s arrest, revoking at the same time “all his privileges”.
The case had caused shock waves throughout Quebec and Ontario, particularly in the medical community.
Recall that the Dr Brian Nadler was reprimanded twice by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan while practicing at St. Paul’s Hospital in Saskatoon. The two unprofessional conduct offenses date back to the summer of 2014. During an altercation, the Dr Nadler had called a colleague ” bitch “, before informing another colleague that he had” wanted to slap her “. The doctor had also modified a patient’s medical file without dating or indicating the changes made.
According to the Order’s registry, however, the matter was settled after receiving an apology from Dr.r Nadler, who had promised to take ethics courses.
The Dr Brian Nadler holds a license to practice in Quebec, but he has never registered on the Order’s roll, the College of Physicians confirmed last year to The Press. However, he completed internships at the McGill University Health Center in 2012, 2013, 2016 and 2017. A specialist in internal medicine, he graduated from McGill University in the 2010 cohort. He practiced medicine in Saskatchewan and also in the state of Nevada, United States.
With Lea Carrier, The Press