Emmanuel Masmejean tried to sell the X-ray of a concert-goer who was shot during the 2015 attack on the Bataclan music hall. Probably carried away by the NFT rave, the orthopedic surgeon reportedly attempted to sell the image as a digital collectible without the patient’s consent.
The said NFT shows the forearm of the patient containing a Kalashnikov bullet. It was on sale on OpenSea for $2,776.
The incident was confirmed on Saturday by the head of Paris’s public hospitals Martin Hirsch. He labeled the actions of the surgeon as “disgraceful” and “scandalous.”
As for the patient, her identity was not disclosed. However, it is reported that her boyfriend was killed during the Bataclan attack. Masmejean’s description on OpenSea said that the patient “had an open fracture of the left forearm with a remaining bullet of Kalashnikov in soft tissues.”
Meanwhile, the victims’ association Life for Paris released a statement saying that it “stood alongside the victim of the attack who is today the victim of stupidity … by a ‘doctor’ who has evidently forgotten his ethical code.”
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Source: Cryptocurrency - investing.com
