The floor of Belfort has opened this proceeding to “manslaughter” after the death of this woman who had contracted the coronavirus in working in a long-term care facilities.
This is the first complaint in France about the death of a health care aide of the suites of the Covid-19. The floor of Belfort has opened a judicial investigation for “manslaughter” after the death of a health care aide who had contracted the coronavirus while she was working in a long-term care Facility, said on Thursday the lawyer of his family.
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Two sisters, Patricia Boulak, 53-year-old, who worked since 1989 for the Establishment of accommodation for dependent elderly people (Ehpad) The Rosemontoise, at Valdoie, near Belfort, had filed a complaint against X for manslaughter, endangering the lives of others and non-assistance to person in danger.
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“This investigation is going completely in the direction of our complaint” and “will enable us to appreciate the various responsibilities both in terms of caregivers to residents,” said Me Fabien Arakélian, who also defends the son of a resident of this retirement home died of the coronavirus as well as more than thirty families of residents of long-term care Facility died of the virus.
The long-term care facilities placed under provisional administration
The grounds are those of “manslaughter by breach obviously deliberate of an obligation of safety or prudence” and “abstention from voluntary measures to combat a disaster that is dangerous for people”, which are intended as the natural person or the legal person, has he said.
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“This is a procedural step in an extremely important area, within which we will be able to be active, have access to the folder and make requests of acts. This is the penultimate step before the trial,” said the lawyer.
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The long-term care-The Rosemontoise, where thirty residents have died of the Covid-19, was placed on April 6, under interim administration by the regional Agency of health (ARS) and the departmental council of the Territory of Belfort due to malfunctions in the implementation of measures of sanitary protection.
