Wrongly Convicted Dutch Nurse Lucia De Berk Dies, Aged 63 - DutchNews.nl
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Lucia de Berk, who died on Thursday, became the face of a series of miscarriages of justice. The case of the "Angel of Death" is in the same league as the Schiedam Park murders and "the two from Putten." Even though the justice system learned from her mistakes, experts say things are still going wrong.
Lucia de Berk (1961–2025): De Berk was wrongly imprisoned for six and a half years for murders she allegedly committed as a nurse. She was released in 2010.
The nurse was sentenced to life imprisonment for seven murders and three attempted murders, but there appeared to be a miscarriage of justice.
Lucia de Berk has died at the age of 63. Her former lawyer, Stijn Franken, confirmed this after a report from RTL Boulevard.
Lucia de Berk passed away Thursday afternoon at the age of 63 after a short illness. Her former lawyer, Stijn Franken, confirmed this to RTL Boulevard after contacting her family. De Berk gained national notoriety for being sentenced to life imprisonment on multiple occasions and later acquitted after a review. It turned out to be a miscarriage of justice, one of the largest in Dutch history.
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