Nurse confesses to killing patients in Germany

A nurse confessed to killing four critically ill patients in the cardiology ward of a Berlin hospital as her murder trial began today, and said she regretted her actions.

The 54-year-old woman, identified only as Irene B., is charged with six counts of murder for allegedly killing patients in Berlin’s Charite Hospital with an overdose of medication between June 2005 and October 2006.