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A German court has sentenced a nurse to life imprisonment on charges of killing 10 patients and attempting to kill 27 others through lethal injections, between December 2023 and May 2024, at a hospital in Wurselen near Aachen, with the aim of reducing the workload during his night shifts.
The "CBS News" website revealed that the 44-year-old nurse, whose name was not publicly disclosed, was considered responsible for the crimes by the court, while the defense requested his acquittal during the trial that began in March.
The source added that the prosecution confirmed that most of the victims were elderly, and that the nurse used morphine and midazolam, which are sedatives and muscle relaxants sometimes used in executions in the United States.
The website continued that the nurse showed during the trial a lack of empathy for the patients, and the prosecution described his work as "without enthusiasm" and "without any motive," and that he showed annoyance only when facing cases that required greater care.
"CBS News" explained that the nurse completed his training as a professional nurse in 2007 and worked in several cities, including Cologne, before starting work at Wurselen Hospital since 2020, and was arrested in the summer of 2024 after his crimes were revealed.
The source confirmed that the prosecution conducted exhumations to identify additional victims, and that the nurse may be referred to a new trial to identify more victims, in a step similar to the case of nurse Niels Högel, who killed 85 patients and was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2019.
The website added that similar cases have been recorded in Germany and Europe, such as the trial of Johannes M. in Berlin, accused of killing 15 patients and attempting to obscure the crime by starting fires, and the ordeal of nurse Lucy Letby in England, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 7 children and attempting to kill 6 others.
The source stated that the court considered the crimes to have a "special degree of offense" that prevents the nurse from early release after 15 years, while the accused continued to deny committing any crime until the moment of the verdict.
