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A German court on Friday, a year after the verdict was announced, sentenced former nurse Niels Hogel to life in prison for killing 85 patients, who appealed on cassation for “procedural errors,” according to AFP.
The Federal Court of Cassation announced that it had not identified any procedural error and therefore dismissed the appeal of the 43-year-old ex-nurse, according to a statement.
“The decision is therefore enforceable,” the statement said.
The appeal of one of the civil parties was also dismissed, which challenged the rejection of the Oldenburg Court in 15 death cases, in the absence of sufficient evidence.
The former nurse was sentenced to life imprisonment, with almost no possibility of release, normally provided for by law, even after 15 years in detention.
He has previously been convicted of six murders, bringing his official number to 91.
According to prosecutors, their motive was to create the image of a hero, resurrecting patients whose cardiac arrest caused them. But his resuscitation attempts were generally unsuccessful.
Between 2000 and 2005, he committed crimes first in the hospital in Oldenburg, a city in northwestern Germany, and then in the small neighboring town of Delmenhorst.
The victims, between 34 and 96 years old, were chosen arbitrarily. Fed up with severe narcissism, but held accountable for his actions, he tried to gain recognition from colleagues and superiors.
The true extent of his crimes will certainly not be known, because many of his alleged victims have been cremated. Police suspect that Niels Hogel killed more than 200 patients.
