Tag: Besançon
Fire broke out at the Besançon police station, three people hospitalized
Europe 1 with AFP 07:51, January 11, 2024 The Doubs firefighters intervened on Wednesday evening at the Besançon police station after an inmate set fire to his mattress in his…
Prison: an inmate found hanged in his cell, third death in eight days at the Besançon remand center
An inmate was found dead on Friday at Besançon prison, apparently by hanging, we learned from the prosecutor’s office on Saturday, a few days after the death of two other…
In Besançon, silicon wants to revive French watchmaking
A SilMach employee works on a watch with a silicon core, October 6, 2023 in Besançon (AFP/ARNAUD FINISTRE) A tiny motor, which consumes less energy and ignores magnetic fields: a…
Besançon inaugurates a giant statue in homage to Colette
By Le Figaro with AFP Posted yesterday at 12:51 , Update yesterday at 2:17 p.m. The monumental statue was installed on the occasion of the 150e anniversary of the birth…
Besançon: a man killed by firearm Saturday evening
The victim was shot in a reputedly quiet residential area. A murder investigation has been opened and a suspect has been taken into custody. SourceAFP An investigation for assassination was…
Besançon: the primary school carnival is in full swing when a terrible tragedy occurs
In Chamblay, in the Jura, a 9-year-old child choked while eating a pancake at the school carnival. Despite attempts at resuscitation, he died. Tragedy in the Jura. This Wednesday, February…
Besançon inaugurates an unpublished nude by Victor Hugo, signed Rodin
Donated by the Swiss Pierre Gianadda Foundation, this 2.10 meter statue was produced from molds and plaster models given by the sculptor to the French State in 1916. The city…
Besançon: two arrests after the degradation of a statue of Victor Hugo
Two men were arrested on Thursday, suspected of having damaged two statues in Besançon, one of which bears the effigy of Victor Hugo, works of the Senegalese artist Ousmane Sow,…
Péchier case: the anesthetist from Besançon suspected of eight new cases of poisoning
“The investigating judge is seized of a total of 32 cases of potential poisoning, including 13 fatal”, which occurred during operations in two private clinics in Besançon between 2008 and…
Péchier case: the anesthetist from Besançon targeted by eight new cases of poisoning
A new twist. The list continues to grow for the anesthesiologist of Besançon, Frédéric Péchier, already indicted for 24 poisonings which he has always denied. This time, he is suspected…
Besançon: he would have pretended to be a dermatologist in his brother’s office to attack women
In Besançon, in the Doubs, a forty-something is suspected of five rapes. He pretended to be a dermatologist in his brother’s office. A terrifying scheme. In Besançon, a man in…
Besançon: a fake dermatologist suspected of five rapes and seven sexual assaults
Europe 1 with AFP 11:30 a.m., July 29, 2022 The man, in his forties, pretended to be a dermatologist in his brother’s office where he performed laser hair removal. If…