Death of a woman after the attack on a resident: a Paris nursing home in turmoil, two investigations opened

What happened in this nursing home in the 20th arrondissement of Paris? THE January 12, 2024, a 76-year-old patient died in unclear circumstances. Two investigations have been opened, indicates the prosecution Paris news : a first to investigate the causes of death, and a second following a complaint from the victim’s family “on the possible responsibility of the establishment in the circumstances which made the death possible”.

Feeling unwell three days after the violent attack

The world reveals that the victim’s family had reported violence committed by another patient at the nursing home on January 1. The latter has prevented 76-year-old from breathing by sitting on her head. Three days after this first incident, the retiree felt unwell. She was transferred to Tenon hospital (20th), where she died on January 12.

Our colleagues add that the family found in the victim’s medical file a series of “negligences” in the report for “serious adverse event” made by the establishment on January 17 to the ARS.

Points which pushed Me Fabien Arakelian, the lawyer for the victim’s two children, to file a complaint against – on their behalf – for “manslaughter”, “endangering the lives of others” and “failure to assist a person in danger”. Nearby WorldVéronique Levieux, deputy mayor of Paris in charge of seniors and solidarity between generations, recognized a “dramatic act for the family” and ensures that an internal investigation is underway at Ephad Alquier-Debrousse (which belongs to the City of Paris) to understand what happened.

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