Murder process against carers: 44-year-old is said to have killed 26 patients!

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Im Mordprozess gegen einen Krankenpfleger in Aachen stehen neun Mordfälle im Fokus. Prozessbeginn am 9. Mai 2025.
In the murder process against a nurse in Aachen, the focus is on nine murder cases. Process start on May 9, 2025. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

In the Aachen district court, a sensational murder process is currently running against a 44-year-old nurse who is charged with murder in nine cases and 34-fold attempted murder. The process became public for the first time on April 28, 2025 and will continue on Monday at 9:00 a.m. reports .

The indictment is based on the claim that the defendant is said to have given over 26 patients in a palliative care unit in Würselen in Würselen between the end of December 2023 and May 2024. In nine of these cases, the nurse's actions led to the patient's death. Apparently this happened to reduce its own workload.

indictment points and witnesses

ex-colleagues of the accused, including senior leaders from the clinic, were invited as witnesses to make their statements about the allegations. These witnesses were originally supposed to testify on a previous trial day, but could not appear on the basis of a late charge, such as wdr.de.

The nurse, who completed his training in 2007, has not yet commented on the allegations raised against him, and his defenders have not yet commented. According to some reports, the accused is said to have said that he only wants to reduce the suffering of the patients.

The court has now approved twelve relatives as co-plaintiffs, including the son of a patient over 80, who was treated in the palliative care unit in May 2024. This patient survived, but died in a hospice five months later after losing confidence in the nursing staff. It is critical that he tried to jump out of the window in the hospice so as not to have any further contact with a nurse.

Investigations and support of the clinics

After the first criminal complaint on May 27, 2024, which the Rhein-Maas Clinic refunded and issued termination without notice, a special homicide commission was founded. In the course of the investigation, hundreds of patient files were searched and four exhumers from deceased patients were carried out. In this context, the accused's mobile phone was also listened to to secure further evidence.

In parallel to the processes in Würselen, there are also investigations into the Cologne Clinics, where the accused worked from 2014 to 2020. A certain number of irregularities could be found here, but no complaint was filed. Nevertheless, the Cologne Clinics support ongoing investigations.

In addition, two experts, including a palliative doctor, will testify. The court announced that the judgment is expected in early June. In the event of a conviction, the defendant threatens a lifelong prison sentence with subsequent preventive detention. If he is demonstrated that he has also committed further deeds, further processes could follow.

This case also raises basic questions about quality and ethics in health care. Dealing with patients, especially in palliative care, is the center of ethical discussions that are characterized by the principles of well -being and non -damage. The complexity of quality assurance in healthcare requires a differentiated examination of the conditions under which nursing staff work, and the ethical standards that are essential in patient care, which of is.

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