Man Gets 8 Years for Drugging Tennis Players

A father who drugged his children’s tennis opponents, leading to one player’s death, was sentenced to eight years in prison.

Christophe Fauviau had confessed to the crime. Before jurors began their two hours of deliberation, the retired French soldier told the court that he was responsible for the death of Alexandre Lagardere, 25, and that “I’ll always carry that with me.”

Fauviau was accused of spiking the water bottles of his children’s opponents 27 times in tournaments across France with the anti-anxiety drug Temesta, which can cause drowsiness.