A French court on Thursday sentenced a doctor to life in jail for poisoning 30 child and adult patients, 12 of whom died, in an alleged attempt to discredit co-workers.Frederic Pechier, 53, worked as an anaesthetist in two clinics in the eastern city of Besancon, when patients went into cardiac arrest in suspicious circumstances between 2008 to 2017. Twelve could not be resuscitated.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Read more:France to try sons of Yemen ex-president Saleh on fraud chargesFrance demands ‘robust’ guarantees for Ukraine before talks on territory