Former nurse at two clinics in the German cities of Delmenhorst and Oldenburg Nils Hegel, who has already been sentenced to life imprisonment, confessed to killing 100 more patients during the new trial.

On the first day of the trial in the District Court of Oldenburg on Tuesday, October 30, a 41-year-old man admitted the charges against him in general, without reference to any particular case.. The meeting began with a minute of silence in memory of the victims, reports dpa.

Hegel is accused of administering large doses of medications to the patients of the intensive care unit in Delmenhorst and Oldenburg clinics for the years 2000-2005.. This has caused cardiac arrest, circulatory disorders, and clinical death in humans.. The nurse tried to revive the “sleepy” patients in order to create an image of a “savior of lives” among colleagues. He did not always succeed in bringing patients back to life.. The patients he killed were between 34 and 96 years old. In 2015, Hegel was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of six patients at the intensive care unit in Delmenhorst hospital..

In August 2017, investigators stated that the convict could be involved in 90 premature deaths in clinics, and later the prosecutor’s office noted that there could be about 100 victims. Earlier, the ex-nurse already admitted that he was responsible for the death of about 30 people.

Since Hegel has already been sentenced to life imprisonment, after the current process, the punishment will not be changed, however, the sentence may have consequences if he were convicted before release.. In addition, the relatives of the victims insist that it is important for them to establish the truth.

DW.