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Berlin Doctor Faces Trial for 15 Alleged Patient Murders
BERLIN, GERMANY, JUL 14 – Johannes M. is accused of killing 15 palliative patients with lethal injections and setting fires to cover up crimes; prosecutors are investigating 96 additional suspected cases.
- A German doctor named Johannes M. went on trial on July 14, 2025, in Berlin for murdering 15 patients with lethal injections.
- The trial followed a co-worker's July 2024 alarm about suspicious patient deaths in fires, leading to his August arrest and expanded investigations.
- Johannes M., a 40-year-old palliative care specialist, allegedly injected patients aged 25 to 94 with anesthetic and muscle relaxants without consent, causing respiratory arrest and death.
- Investigators examined 395 cases with around 150 witnesses in court, and prosecutions are also reviewing 96 additional suspected deaths, including the doctor’s mother-in-law.
- The prosecutor's office seeks a life sentence, a lifetime medical ban, and preventive detention, while investigations continue as the case recalls a 2019 serial killing by nurse Niels Hoegel.
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A Berlin Doctor Goes On Trial, Accused Of Murdering 15 Terminally Ill Patients
A German doctor went on trial in Berlin Monday, accused of murdering 15 of his patients who were under palliative care. The prosecutor’s office brought charges against the 40-year-old doctor “for 15 counts of murder with malice aforethought and other base motives” before a Berlin state court. The prosecutor’s office is seeking not only a conviction and a finding of particularly serious guilt, but also a lifetime ban on practicing medicine and su…
A palliative doctor is said to have "murdered 15 of his patients for selfish reasons – even in the presence of relatives. In five cases he is also said to have set fires.
·Frankfurt, Germany
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