Mon, Sep 21, 2009
Two men are dead and one is in a coma. The psychologist whose group therapy session in Berlin ended in tragedy this weekend has admitted to administering drugs to his patients. The man is reported to be an adherent of a controversial Swiss psychotherapist who has set up a polygamous commune and questioned the incest taboo. A group session at a doctor's house in northern Berlin left two men dead and another in a coma after their therapist gave them a dangerous cocktail of drugs. Prosecutors say the psychologist has since admitted to giving 12 patients drugs. "The people all got different mixtures of drugs," one of the investigators told reporters. The prosecutors told reporters that the doctor had since told them which substances were administered but they would not make an official announcement until they had the toxicology report. The doctor was arrested on Sunday evening with two counts of assault leading to death and six counts of dangerous assault, the police announced on Monday.