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Charles Foussard

Charles Foussard

1882–1974

Nationality
France
Occupation
criminal

Charles Lucas Edmond Kindel Sidi Foussard (c. 1882 – 1974; also spelled Foussart, Fossard) was a French Australian man who spent most of his life confined in the J Ward mental asylum in Ararat, Victoria, after murdering an elderly man and stealing his boots.

Incarceration history

Facilities

  1. J Ward
    Dates unknown

Biography

Charles Lucas Edmond Kindel Sidi Foussard (c. 1882 – 1974; also spelled Foussart, Fossard) was a French Australian man who spent most of his life confined in the J Ward mental asylum in Ararat, Victoria, after murdering an elderly man and stealing his boots. He died while still incarcerated at 91–92 years of age, making this the longest-served prison sentence in the world with a definite end.

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