Italian doctors give police OK to question fugitive American doctor found at Mont Blanc

Missing US doctor OK to be questioned by police

TURIN, Italy — Doctors in Italy have given permission for police to question a fugitive American doctor who was found in a tent at the foot of Mont Blanc last week.

A hospital spokesman says Mark Weinberger’s condition has improved since he stabbed himself in the neck after being apprehended Dec. 15 in Val Ferret, near Italy’s northern border with France.

His injuries weren’t life-threatening. Doctors examined Weinberger on Monday afternoon and they gave permission for police to question him, a session that could come as early as Tuesday.

The 46-year-old Weinberger, of Merrillville, Indiana, disappeared from his surgery clinic more than five years ago amid mounting charges of fraud and malpractice.