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German doctor sentenced to life for 15 murders

A German palliative care doctor has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Berlin for the murders of 15 patients. The court convicted the 41-year-old of administering lethal doses of sedatives to 12 women and three men between September 2021 and July 2024. Presiding judge Sylvia Busch described the case as "unfathomable" and "extraordinary," noting that prosecutors suspect the doctor of killing over 70 additional people. AI

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German doctor sentenced to life for 15 murders

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Berlin court sentences ‘serial killer’ doctor to life in prison for 15 murders

    A German palliative care doctor was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for murdering 15 people with lethal doses of sedatives, and he remains under investigation for dozens more killings. The court in Berlin convicted the 41-year-old of killing 12 women and three men during…