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A year after the verdict was announced, German courts confirmed life in prison on Friday for the murder of 85 patients of former nurse Niels Högel, who appealed on cassation alleging “procedural errors.” Niels Högel is considered the most prolific assassin in post-Nazi Germany.
The Federal Court of Cassation announced that it did not identify any procedural errors and therefore rejected the 43-year-old ex-nurse’s appeal, according to a statement, according to a statement. Agerpres.
“Therefore, the decision is enforceable”, is also mentioned in the statement.
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 Niels Hogel killed more than 200 patients.
