Fake Doctor on Trial for Fraud and Dangerous Medical Practices in Germany

A 23-year-old woman admitted to falsifying credentials to work as an assistant doctor and faces charges including fraud and causing bodily harm.

The accused used a forged medical license to secure short-term assistant doctor positions at two hospitals in Lower Saxony, Germany, in 2022.
She treated seven patients in a Meppen emergency room, administering anesthetic injections and suturing wounds without proper qualifications, leading to charges of dangerous bodily harm.
A suspicious paramedic, a former colleague of her boyfriend, alerted authorities after noticing inconsistencies in her claimed qualifications and young age.
The defendant admitted to fabricating her academic history, including falsifying a high school equivalency certificate and claiming to have studied medicine in the United States and Austria.
Her defense cited personal pressure from her ex-boyfriend and a desire to fulfill her dream of being a doctor, while she has since begun legitimate medical studies.