France crash victim's dying wish granted
A quadriplegic’s dying wish was granted today – a day after his mother injected a lethal dose of barbiturates into his feeding tube.
Vincent Humbert, 22, died in hospital in Berck-sur-Mer, near Calais.
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SUBSCRIBEA quadriplegic’s dying wish was granted today – a day after his mother injected a lethal dose of barbiturates into his feeding tube.
Vincent Humbert, 22, died in hospital in Berck-sur-Mer, near Calais.
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