A nurse has been jailed after she was found guilty of murdering five babies in a neonatal unit and the attempted murder of eight others.

In June, a jury in the Argentine city of Córdoba found nurse Brenda Cecilia Agüero guilty of five counts of aggravated murder and eight counts of attempted murder. Prosecutors said she killed the children by injecting them with potassium and insulin.

The case that has shocked many in Argentina saw Agüero sentenced to life behind bars. Agüero, who is now in jail at Bouwer Penitentiary, will be eligible for parole after 35 years, reports the Mirror .

The disturbing case began in March 2022 at Hospital Materno Neonatal Ramón Carrillo in Córdoba. An infant that was healthy and stable suddenly began experiencing cardiorespiratory distress.

The baby

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