A German palliative care nurse has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of murdering 10 patients and attempting to kill 27 others. The unnamed individual, who worked at a hospital in Wuerselen, western Germany, allegedly administered excessive doses of painkillers and sedatives to elderly patients to reduce his workload during night shifts. The crimes occurred between December 2023 and May 2024. Prosecutors revealed that the nurse displayed a lack of empathy and acted as a “master of life and death,” using drugs like morphine and midazolam to expedite his tasks. Arrested in 2024, the court emphasized the “particular severity of guilt” in his actions, ruling out early release after 15 years. Investigators are examining additional suspicious cases during his career, and exhumations are underway to identify further potential victims. This case echoes the infamous Niels Högel, a former nurse convicted in 2019 for murdering 85 patients, marking one of Germany’s darkest chapters in healthcare history.