A German court is scheduled to deliver its verdict on Wednesday for a hospital nurse accused of murdering 13 patients in a palliative care ward using lethal injections. Prosecutors are seeking a life sentence if the defendant is convicted of the charges.

• The 44-year-old defendant is accused of 13 murders and 24 attempted murders between December 2023 and May 2024.
• The crimes allegedly occurred in a hospital in Wuerselen, near Aachen, with the aim of reducing the nurse's workload during night shifts.
• This case echoes that of German nurse Niels Hoegel, who was sentenced to life in 2019 for murdering 85 patients.