Suspect swallows poison after verdict in French murder case The suspect for the rape and murder of a young woman in northern France almost two decades ago was under guard in hospital Saturday after he swallowed pesticide in an apparent suicide bid following his conviction. Willy Bardon, on trial over the murder of Elodie Kulik in 2002 in a case that has attracted strong interest in France for years, ingested the substance at the courthouse in the northern city of Amiens late on Friday. Bardon had just been sentenced to 30 years jail for kidnapping and holding a person against their will followed by death but was acquitted of murder.\\n IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES