German doctor jailed for killing 15 of his patients
A Berlin doctor has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted of murdering 15 patients under palliative care.
📍 Aftermath
A German doctor was sentenced to life in prison for the murders of 15 patients under palliative care. The court found the doctor guilty of having a "lust for murder" and had suspected the doctor of killing up to 91 patients.
Epilogue added 18d ago, after coverage quieted.
The story so far
A court in Berlin has sentenced a doctor to life in prison for the murders of 15 patients. The victims were under palliative care at the time of the killings.
Coverage from AP News, BBC, Yahoo, and CBS News emphasizes the severity of the crimes, with CBS News noting the doctor's "lust for murder." DW reports on the delivery of the verdict in the Berlin trial. Further developments will depend on the legal proceedings following the life sentence conviction.
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Sources (8)
- German doctor suspected of killing up to 91 patients gets life sentence Ynetnews · 20d ago
- Berlin court sentences a doctor to life for murdering 15 patients under palliative care 10TV · 20d ago
- Germany news: Doctor sentenced to life over patient murders DW.com · 20d ago
- German 'serial killer' doctor gets life imprisonment for 15 murders Yahoo · 20d ago
- Germany news: Verdict due in Berlin doctor murder trial dw.com · 20d ago
- Doctor with "lust for murder" convicted in deaths of 15 patients in Germany, sentenced to life in prison CBS News · 20d ago
- Berlin court sentences a doctor to life for murdering 15 patients under palliative care AP News · 20d ago
- German doctor jailed for killing 15 of his patients BBC · 20d ago
The obvious questions
How many patients was the doctor convicted of killing?
The doctor was convicted of murdering 15 patients.
What was the sentence handed down by the court?
The doctor was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Where did these crimes take place?
The crimes occurred in Berlin, Germany.
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