Mother grants son’s wish to be put out of his misery
Vincent Humbert, 22, died in hospital in Berck-sur-Mer, near Calais.
He was left mute, blind, and paralysed after a car crash three years ago and had appealed to French President Jacques Chirac to be allowed to die with dignity. Doctors had tried to revive Vincent when he fell into a coma after his mother, Marie 47, fed him the drugs on the anniversary of the crash. His case has recently been at the centre of a media blitz, programmed by the young man and his mother. They made no secret that a plan for a mercy killing was in place, and Vincent published a book arguing in favour of his right to die.
