US EditionA German doctor suspected of killing several patients is now under investigation
PINNEBERG DISTRICT, GERMANY, JUL 8 – Investigators link the doctor to 15 deaths of mostly elderly patients in end-of-life care, with autopsies and exhumations underway to confirm causes.
- Authorities in northern Germany are investigating a doctor from Pinneberg who is believed to be connected to the deaths of multiple patients, most of whom were elderly.
- Authorities opened an inquiry due to initial suspicions, and they are reviewing past deaths linked to the doctor in an ongoing investigation.
- A special commission has performed multiple exhumations and autopsies during the investigation, but officials are withholding victim details to protect the integrity of the probe.
- Investigators indicated that information regarding how many deaths are under investigation is not being disclosed at this time due to investigative strategy, and noted that forensic analyses are expected to require several weeks to complete.
- This case recalls other recent German prosecutions, including the April charging of a Berlin doctor linked to 15 palliative care patient deaths ranging from 25 to 94 years old.
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(MedPage Today) -- BERLIN -- German investigators said Tuesday they were examining the case of a doctor who has been suspected of killing several patients. The public prosecutor's office and criminal police in the northern German town of Itzehoe...
German police are investigating the case of a doctor suspected of killing several mostly elderly patients, the public prosecutor's office in Itzehoe, northern Germany, said on Tuesday. Authorities have already carried out exhumations and autopsies of possible victims.
A doctor is being investigated in Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany. He understands the suspicion that he "murdered several patients who were predominantly elderly in life". According to investigators, a special commission has been set up, including some autopsy and exhumation. Past deaths are also being checked, police and prosecutor's office in Itzehoe informed on Tuesday. At the same time, it was stressed that they were investigating on …
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