German killer nurse gets life for 85 hospital murders: court

Niels Hoegel’s killing spree incomprehensible, judge says

Last updated: June 06, 2019 | 14:27

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Former nurse Niels Hoegel, accused of killing more than 100 patients in his care, waits at court for his verdict at court in Oldenburg, northern Germany, on June 6, 2019.

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OLDENBURG, Germany: A German nurse believed to be the most prolific serial killer in the country’s post-war history was handed a life sentence on Thursday for killing 85 patients in his care.

Judge Sebastian Buehrmann called Niels Hoegel’s killing spree “incomprehensible”.

The 42-year-old murdered patients selected at random with lethal injections between 2000 and 2005 until he was caught in the act.

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