Overview

• The Landgericht Regensburg ruled on July 30 that prosecutors failed to show the doctor administered a fatal morphine overdose to a 79-year-old patient in July 2022.
• Both defense lawyers and prosecutors had asked for a not-guilty verdict after concluding the investigation produced insufficient proof of criminal intent.
• The physician consistently denied the allegations and his defense team criticized the initial inquiry as inadequate from the outset.
• This outcome follows an earlier, final acquittal of the same doctor in a separate case concerning the death of a nurse.
• With no appeal planned the verdict finalizes the case at a time when German courts face increased focus on suspected patient homicides in medical settings.