In Germany, a doctor who "helped" terminally ill people to die was accused of murder.
The Berlin prosecutor's office has charged a doctor suspected of administering lethal doses of various drugs to terminally ill patients with murder. This was reported by the Reuters news agency on April 16.
It is specified that the charges were filed on 15 points of the relevant article. According to the material, he administered painkillers and muscle relaxants to patients without their knowledge or consent. According to the agency, the 40-year-old suspect has been in custody since August 2024. Prosecutors also insist on giving the doctor a lifetime ban on professional activity.
"According to prosecutors, the suspect, whose official name has not been given in accordance with German privacy laws, has pleaded not guilty," the material clarifies.
Reuters clarifies that initially the medical worker was suspected of involvement in four deaths in 2024. According to the prosecutor's office, he tried to conceal the facts of the deaths of patients by setting fire to the victims' apartments. An ongoing investigation has revealed new deaths in 2021. It is noted that the number of victims may increase.
On March 15, the Bild newspaper reported that a nurse at the Rhein-Maas clinic in the German city of Wurselen was accused of lethal injections to at least nine patients of the institution. According to the newspaper, he has also committed 34 attempts on his life. It was clarified that the doctor worked in the palliative care department, and his victims were both terminally ill people and patients who were already preparing for discharge.
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