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Series of murders of male nurse Niels H. more widely known than in the past

The former nurse Niels H., has killed even more people than previously. The already for murder Convict killed before his time in the hospital in Delmenhorst in Oldenburg, a number of patients.

The 39-Year-old had previously denied, in Oldenburg people were killed. According to the investigators, the exhumation of the bodies of patients who had died in the hospital in Delmenhorst had been, in 33 cases, a treatment with the by Niels H. in the process of killing the used drug. The number of actual victims of the male-nurse was probably “far higher,” said the Oldenburg police President, Johann Kühme. It is suspected that the Ex-I killed nurse with other drugs than previously thought.

After numerous exhumations residues of the the killing of used drug, could be detected

Sentenced to live imprisonment

Niels H. had stood before the court,
to be for the death of up to 30 people. He was but only because of a double murder, double attempted murder and grievous bodily harm at the Klinikum Delmenhorst
sentenced to life imprisonment. Further investigation would probably last until next year, said Thomas Sander of the public Prosecutor’s office Oldenburg. His victims splashed Niels H. is secretly an Overdose of a heart drug.

24 possible victims

A special Commission with the name “cardio” had examined more than 200 suspected cases on the previous work of the man. Two months ago, investigators announced that the court were able to prove doctors, after exhumation in the case of three dead patients, residues of the heart drug. Thus, the number of victims rose to 24.

Overall, the police opened more than 80 graves of former patients of the hospital Delmenhorst in lower Saxony in the cemeteries. Niels H. had specified in the claim in the daily clinical routine as a motive for his actions. If he can revive Sick again, he felt himself as a Hero.

uh/stu (afp, dpa)