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This Friday, the German court confirmed the life sentence of former nurse Niels Högel, who filed an appeal claiming “procedural errors”, more than a year after the sentence for the murder of 85 patients was announced.
The Federal Court of Appeals announced that it had not identified any procedural errors and, consequently, “rejected” the former nurse’s appeal 43, according to a court statement.
“The sentence is, therefore, enforceable,” said the note.
Niels Högel was convicted by a court in the city of Oldenburg, in northwestern Germany, in June 2019.
The former nurse was sentenced to life in prison with a security penalty, making any release nearly impossible even after 15 years in prison.
The appeal of one of the civil parties, which challenged Högel’s acquittal declared by the Oldenburg court in 15 deaths due to lack of sufficient evidence, was also rejected by the federal court.
Högel had already been convicted of six murders, bringing the official death toll by the former nurse to 91.
Between 2000 and 2005, Niels Högel caused cardiac arrest in patients to give himself hero status in his generally unsuccessful attempts to resurrect them.
Högel first killed patients in a hospital in Oldenburg, a city in northwestern Germany, and then in the small town near Delmenhorst.
The victims, between 34 and 96 years old, were chosen arbitrarily. Plagued by severe narcissism, but held responsible for his actions, Högel sought recognition from his colleagues and superiors.
Högel even apologized in a statement at the end of the trial, which lasted seven months.
The true extent of their crimes will probably never be known, as many alleged victims have been cremated.
Police suspect that Niels Högel killed more than 200 patients.
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