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2001 Tours massacre: psychiatric expertise at the heart of the trial

In October 2001, a man killed four people and wounded seven in Tours with a shotgun.

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Psychiatric experts disagreed on his mental state, fueling a legal debate.

The case questions the limits of psychiatric evaluation in violent crimes.

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Cette affaire a marqué la jurisprudence française sur l’évaluation de la responsabilité pénale des auteurs de crimes violents présentant des troubles psychiatriques.

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