Nurse convicted of killing 85 patients in Germany loses appeal

Nurse convicted of killing 85 patients in Germany loses appeal
Niels Hoegel was convicted in June 2019 (Hauke-Christian Dittrich/dpa via AP)
Fri, 11 Sep, 2020 - 10:16
Associated Press Reporter

A German federal court has rejected a former nurse’s appeal over his murder conviction and life sentence for killing 85 patients by deliberately bringing about cardiac arrests.

Niels Hoegel was convicted by a court in the city of Oldenburg in June 2019.

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