Aachen (Germany): A male palliative care nurse has been sentenced to life by a court in western Germany for murdering 10 of his patients and trying to kill 27 others.

The man, whose name has not been disclosed, was found guilty of injecting his mostly elderly patients with morphine or sedatives to ease his workload during night shifts. The killings took place between December 2023 and May 2024 at a hospital in the town of Wuerselen, in western Germany. ADVERTISEMENT

The nurse displayed “irritation” and a clear lack of empathy toward patients who needed extensive care, prosecutors told the Aachen court, accusing him of behaving like a “master of life and death.”

According to AFP, prosecutors believe his crimes could extend beyond the confirmed victims, with exhumations taking place to i

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