Overview

• A 44-year-old nurse is accused of killing nine patients and attempting to kill 34 others at a palliative care facility in Würselen, Germany.
• Prosecutors claim the nurse injected patients with fatal overdoses of painkillers or sedatives between December 2023 and May 2024.
• The alleged motive was to create less demanding night shifts by eliminating patient care responsibilities.
• A new indictment adds four murders and nine attempted murders to the initial charges of five murders and 25 attempted murders.
• The trial for the initial 30 charges begins on March 24 in Aachen, with a decision pending on whether the new charges will be included.