(Radio France) The eleventh day of the Paris court hearing into the terrorist attacks which killed 130 people in the French capital in November 2015 was devoted to the medical machinery which handled the bodies of the victims, and the frequently inadequate attention paid to the needs of grieving relatives and friends.
Thursday’s chief witness was Professor Bertrand Ludes, director of the French Institute of Legal Medicine.
His task in November 2015 was to receive the bodies of those killed in the attacks, establish the identities of any victims not already formally named by the police, determine the cause of death, and recover any bullets or fragments which could subsequently serve as evidence.
Some parts of the job were easier than others.
