US EditionGerman nurse given life sentence for murdering 10 patients
The nurse injected lethal doses of morphine and midazolam to ease night shift workload, with the court citing particular severity of guilt barring early release.
- A German nurse has been given a life sentence for murdering 10 patients and attempting to murder 27 others in a hospital in Wuerselen between December 2023 and May 2024.
- The unnamed nurse injected mostly elderly patients with large doses of painkillers and sedatives to reduce his workload during night shifts.
- The case bears similarity to that of Niels Högel, who was convicted of murdering 85 patients by administering lethal medication between 1999 and 2005.
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German Nurse Sentenced For Murdering At Least 10 Patients, Attempting Against 27 Over Stressful Workload
What started as whispers from a quiet clinic in western Germany has now turned into one of the most shocking medical scandals in recent years. This week, the headlines on everyone’s paper is that of a palliative nurse whose actions turned from care to cruelty. The German courts have officially handed him a life sentence. And, the details behind the case are enough to leave anyone speechless.RELATED: Say, WHAT?! Missing Louisiana Teenager Reporte…
The male nurse, who had been working at the hospital since 2020, murdered 10 patients between December 2023 and May 2024. He also attempted to murder 27 patients.
Nurse kills 10 patients to reduce night workload, gets jailed for life in Germany
A male nurse in Germany's Wuerselen was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 10 patients and attempting to murder 27 others by administering sedatives and painkillers. The nurse committed the murders between December 2023 and May 2024 to ease his night workload, prosecutors said.
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