Le sénateur Creigh Deeds poignardé par son fils

Sombre histoire que je rapportais sur mon carnet hier en fin d'avant-midi. Le fils du sénateur devait être dirigé dans un hôpital psychiatrique et on tentait de lui trouver un lit.

 "On Monday, state mental health officials unsuccessfully sought to find a bed in a hospital psychiatric ward for Gus Deeds, who had undergone an evaluation, according to Mary Ann Bergeron, the executive director of the Virginia Association of Community Services Boards.

 None could be found and he returned home, even though a magistrate had issued an order of involuntary commitment. “In that particular rural area of the state, it is not unusual to have contacted anywhere from seven to 15 hospitals” looking for an available bed, Ms. Bergeron said.

Dennis A. Cropper, executive director of Rockbridge Area Community Services, said Gus Deeds was evaluated at Bath Community Hospital, according to The Richmond Times-Dispatch. Mr. Cropper issued a statement late Tuesday declining to elaborate, citing the family’s wish for privacy.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/20/us/politics/virginia-political-figure-is-stabbed-at-his-home.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20131120