a Doctor in Berlin He was charged with murder for the deaths of 15 patients under palliative care, prosecutors claimed Wednesday that he acted out of “desire” for the murder. He is also accused of trying to hide evidence by launching a fire in their home.
The doctor is part of the nursing service’s end-of-life care team, and initially Only four patients died. There are those numbers I crept up higher Since last summer, investigators now say they have found evidence leading to 15 deaths between September 22nd and July 24th, 2021.
The ages of the victims ranged from 25 to 94. Most died in their own homes.
German reports say the suspect has identified him as Johannes M., but prosecutors have not released his name in line with German privacy rules.
The 40-year-old doctor “administered anesthetics and muscle relaxants to the patient without knowledge or consent,” the Berlin prosecutor’s office said in a statement. “The latter paralyzed the respiratory muscles and caused respiratory arrest and death within minutes.”
Prosecutors and police previously said the accused had no motive beyond murder, and that the suspect’s actions met the legal definition of “desire for murder.”
The doctor has been in custody since August 6th. Prosecutors said Wednesday that they have not yet responded to the lawsuit against him.
The charges were filed in the Berlin State Court. The Berlin State Court must decide whether to bring the case to justice.
The murder charge is sentenced to the greatest life sentence in prison. Prosecutors said they aim to ask the court to ensure that suspects feel particularly severe guilty. This means that in Germany, they are usually not eligible for release after 15 years. They also want him to be banned from his profession for life.
This incident reminds me of the infamous German nurse. Neals HegelHe was sentenced to life in prison in 2019 for caring for and killing 85 patients.
It is thought to be from Hegel, Germany The most prolific serial killerafter killing a patient with lethal injections between 2000 and 2005, he was eventually caught up in the act.
In a recent incident in Germany, a 27-year-old male nurse was sentenced to life in prison in 2023 for intentionally administering unpredictable drugs to kill two patients. The nurse, identified as Mario G, was also found guilty of six counts of attempted murder.
Newborn nurses in the UK Lucy Lebby He has been sentenced to life in prison Kill 7 babies And they are trying to kill six other people. However, in February, the expert panel was Disputed medical evidence Used to convict Letby. Last month, Lebby and the former executive attorney at the hospital where she worked, asked the judge to cite a panel of experts and stop the investigation into the death.
Agence France-Presse contributed to this report.
