On November 12, 2009, the Assize Court of Hainaut in
Belgium sentenced killer nurse Françoise Navez to 15 years' imprisonment. She
was found guilty of murdering patients Julia Tricot and Yvette Vandemergel, and
of having attempted to murder Marcelle Georges by poisoning. The crimes occurred
at "Les Amarantes" nursing home in the Village of Loverval in Gerpinnes
between November 2006 and February 2007.
She
had worked as a nurse for 25 years before committing the crimes for which she
was convicted.
~ Case
#1: Yvette Vandemergel
Françoise
Navez admitted to having injected high doses of insulin into Yvette Vandemergel
on her initiative, knowing that it was illegal. He died Nov. 4, 2006
~ Case
#1: Marcelle Georges
Later
the day of Vandemergel’s death nurse Navez repeated the same procedure with Marcelle
Georges (age unknown). She was admitted to the hospital Vésale in the night of
4 to 5 November 2006, however, survived. The dose of insulin would have been
fatal if the victim had not been quickly treated by the SMUR. Nurse Navez, rumored
to be an alcoholic, was quickly suspected but denied the facts, blaming a night
watchman, and was summarily cleared.
~ Case
#3: Julia Tricot
On
February 25, 2007, Julia Tricot, an 81-year-old "Les Amarantes" resident
was admitted to the Charleroi civil hospital for hyperglycemia, an abnormally
high blood sugar level, which led to her death on the following days. The victim, suffering from Alzheimer's,
bedridden, subcomatous and incontinent, was unable to self-administer any
product. The death was therefore suspect.
~ Conviction
An
investigation commenced and Navez finally arrested on May 21, 2008. She
confessed to the three insulin attacks. On
November 12, 2009 Navez was convicted by the Assize Court of Hainaut and
sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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SOURCES
[“Assises
Hainaut: Françoise Navez condamnée à 15 ans,” RTBF, Nov. 12, 2009]
[“Une
infirmière accusée d'homicide sur ses pensionnaires,” 7 Sur 7, Jun. 11, 2009]
[“Françoise
Navez condamnée à 15 ans de reclusion,” 7 Sur 7, Nov. 12, 2009]
[“L'infirmière
euthanasiait ses patients, L’Avenir, May 27, 2005]
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CHRONOLOGY
Nursing
home: "Les Amarantes," Loverval village, Gepinnes, Belgium.
Nov. 4,
2006 – Yvette Vandemergel (86) dies.
Nov.
4/5, 2006 – Marcelle (Simone) Georges (76), tried to poison by injecting her
with insulin.
Feb.
27 (circa), 2007 – Julia Tricot (81), dies.
(hospitalized on Feb. 25)
May
21, 2008 – Françoise Navez (46) arrested.
Confessed.
Nov.
12, 2009 – Convicted; sentenced to 15 years. Assize Court of Hainaut.
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