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Frédéric Péchier, a doctor in France, is on trial after being accused of poisoning patients undergoing surgery so that he could resuscitate them

A years-long investigation tied him to 30 incidents, 12 of which resulted in patient deaths

Péchier reportedly blamed "medical errors" by his colleagues for the majority of the poisonings, and he continues to deny wrongdoing

A doctor in France has been accused of intentionally poisoning multiple patients to show off his resuscitation skills when they went into cardiac arrest, according to reports.

On Monday, Sept. 8, Frédéric Péchier's trial began at the Doubs Assize Court in the eastern city of Besançon, per French outlets RTL , Le Monde and France 24 .

Péchier, 53, is accused of poisoning 30 child and adult patients, 1

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