Prosecutor opens probe into death of Frenchman Lambert After the death of Vincent Lambert, the prosecutor of Reims opens an "investigation into the causes of death". Prosecutor Matthieu Bourrette clarifies at a press briefing the investigation is not open for murder or linked to the suspicion of a criminal offence. In a vegetative state for almost eleven years, Lambert - who came to symbolise the debate on euthanasia in France - died on Thursday morning, eight days after his life support was switched off. SOUNDBITE