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A German doctor suspected of killing several patients is now under investigation
PINNEBERG DISTRICT, GERMANY, JUL 8 – Investigators have linked the doctor to 15 deaths of mostly elderly patients under end-of-life care, with forensic analysis ongoing after multiple autopsies and exhumations.
- On Tuesday, investigators launched a probe into a Pinneberg district doctor suspected of killing several mostly elderly patients, with autopsies and exhumations underway.
- Investigators say a Pinneberg doctor in end-of-life care is linked to 15 deaths from September 2021 to July 2023, with forensic results pending.
- The special commission carried out multiple autopsies and exhumations, with forensic analysis expected to take several weeks, while authorities withhold case details for investigative reasons.
- The case echoes recent high-profile German medical murder allegations, including a nurse in Aachen charged with nine deaths and a Berlin doctor accused of 15 palliative-care killings in April.
- Upon receiving the forensic medical evaluation, prosecutors in Itzehoe expect weeks of analysis to determine potential charges against the Pinneberg doctor.
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(MedPage Today) -- BERLIN -- German investigators said Tuesday they were examining the case of a doctor who has been suspected of killing several patients. The public prosecutor's office and criminal police in the northern German town of Itzehoe...
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