German killer nurse suspected in at least 84 patient deaths, say police
A German nurse serving a life sentence for murdering two patients may have killed up to 84 more, police say.
Niels Hoegel, 40, was jailed in February 2015 for killing two intensive care patients at the Delmenhorst hospital near the northern city of Bremen.
His crimes came to light after he was convicted of attempted murder in another case, which led authorities to investigate hundreds of deaths and exhume bodies of his former patients from Delmenhorst and the nearby Oldenburg hospital.
Prosecutors have always believed he killed more people, putting the estimated figure at 43 in 2016.
However, police now say investigators exhuming and analysing more bodies have found evidence of "84 more murders", which would make Hoegel one of Germany's worst ever serial killers.
And the number could be even greater as some suspected victims were cremated, prosecutors say.
Hoegel would inject patients with an overdose of unprescribed heart medication in order to revive them and show off his nursing skills, a court heard during his initial trial.
He reportedly said he felt overjoyed when he received praise for bringing a patient back from the brink of death.
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