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| French care worker held over deaths of six pensioners | French care worker held over deaths of six pensioners |
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| A care worker at a home for the elderly in Chambery in the French Alps has been arrested on suspicion of poisoning six pensioners to death. | A care worker at a home for the elderly in Chambery in the French Alps has been arrested on suspicion of poisoning six pensioners to death. |
| She admitted having wanted to relieve their suffering but denied that she had sought to kill them, a police source told French media. | She admitted having wanted to relieve their suffering but denied that she had sought to kill them, a police source told French media. |
| The six pensioners all died in the space of two months. | The six pensioners all died in the space of two months. |
| When a woman of 84 died last month, an autopsy uncovered suspicious traces of drugs, France Info radio reports. | When a woman of 84 died last month, an autopsy uncovered suspicious traces of drugs, France Info radio reports. |
| An examination was carried out because the woman at the Jacob-Bellecombette home near Chambery had suddenly fallen into a coma on 27 November, dying two days later. | An examination was carried out because the woman at the Jacob-Bellecombette home near Chambery had suddenly fallen into a coma on 27 November, dying two days later. |
| An analysis found she had an overdose of non-prescribed medication. | |
| The suspect, who is in her thirties, "admits she wanted to relieve the suffering of six people", the police source said. | The suspect, who is in her thirties, "admits she wanted to relieve the suffering of six people", the police source said. |
| She reportedly admitted giving a "cocktail of medication" to six people who were "mostly" "elderly if not very elderly" and who suffered from "chronic illnesses". | She reportedly admitted giving a "cocktail of medication" to six people who were "mostly" "elderly if not very elderly" and who suffered from "chronic illnesses". |
| She is due to appear before a judge on Thursday to learn what, if any, charges she will face in connection with the deaths, AFP news agency reports. |