Suicide robbed us of justice, says family

THE mother of a murdered Irishman yesterday said the family had been robbed of justice after the accused killed himself at a French hospital.

Suicide robbed us of justice, says family

Early yesterday morning, ex-soldier Pierre Chanal bled himself to death using a minimum pain commando technique he was taught in the army. He used a tiny blade from a disposable razor to slice open the arteries of both thighs. Before doing so he applied two makeshift tourniquets to reduce his suffering to a minimum.

Chanal concealed the suicide by covering his legs with a bed blanket despite being watched by officers through a glass screen.

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