Summary
A former nurse in Germany, already sentenced to life for murdering ten patients with overdoses of medication, may be linked to more than 100 additional deaths according to prosecutors. Investigations are ongoing, with exhumations and autopsies being conducted to determine if more charges will be filed. This case is being compared to another involving a nurse convicted of numerous patient murders in Germany.
Key Facts
- The ex-nurse was convicted of murdering 10 patients and attempting to murder 27 others.
- The murders occurred at a hospital in Würselen, Germany, where the nurse worked.
- Prosecutors suspect the nurse might be linked to over 100 additional deaths.
- Investigators have ordered about 60 exhumations to check for further evidence of wrongdoing.
- The nurse reportedly gave patients excessive doses of sedatives and painkillers.
- The suspect denied charges, claiming he aimed to assist patients in sleeping.
- Similarities were drawn to Niels Högel, another former nurse convicted of killing 85 patients.
- Further legal proceedings related to new charges may not start before 2027.
