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Trial Opens in Landshut for Care Home Nurse Accused of Insulin Killing

Court points to a psychiatric history that may affect culpability, with a verdict possible in mid-October.

Overview

  • The 36-year-old defendant is charged with murdering a 90-year-old resident and attempting to kill two others by injecting insulin in a Zolling facility between April 2023 and January 2024.
  • The accused initially made no statement as proceedings began before the Landgericht Landshut, where he also faces counts of dangerous bodily harm.
  • Prosecutors say two 90-year-old victims were not diabetic and the 88-year-old victim was not prescribed insulin at the time; the deceased allegedly also received lorazepam.
  • Emergency doctors administered glucose that saved two women, while the 90-year-old who was hospitalized died three days later after an unusually high insulin level was detected.
  • Further allegations include failing to treat a woman who later died in 2020 and unlawfully confining a resident in 2023, as the court hears evidence on insulin access and schedules additional hearing days.