The man is said to have poisoned his ex-partner with mercury in Paris

Investigators arrested the man and while searching his apartment, they found two empty bottles in his refrigerator, which, according to the newspaper, contained a compound of mercury. The suspect denies the crime.

The judiciary in Paris is investigating a man who is said to have poisoned his ex-partner with mercury and thus gradually killed her. The newspaper stated that the 50-year-old appeared before an investigative judge on Thursday.Le ParisienWhether they issued an arrest warrant, it remained open until the afternoon. He had previously denied giving women highly toxic mercury.

The 46-year-old was hospitalized in October with severe headaches and fatigue. The man himself had pointed out the possibility of mercury poisoning to the clinic. The clinic analyzed the hair, and thus showed that the previous months had been poisoned with high doses of mercury, Le Parisien writes. In January, the judiciary was involved. The woman died a few days later.

Investigators arrested the man and while searching his apartment, they found two empty bottles in his refrigerator, which, according to the newspaper, contained a compound of mercury. They also found a dead cat in the refrigerator. The investigation must show whether the man first tested the toxic substance on the cat.

(APA)