Berlin doctor in custody: Charged with deaths of 8 patients
Johannes M., a palliative care doctor from Berlin, is suspected of taking the lives of eight of his patients. More details about the crimes are emerging. He is currently in custody, and the investigation is ongoing.
3:07 PM EST, November 28, 2024
Johannes M. has been in custody since August. Initially, he was suspected of killing four of his patients. He was charged with involuntary manslaughter and setting fire to the seniors' residences to cover up the crimes.
As the investigation progressed, more disturbing facts came to light. The case continues to unfold.
"The judge extended the existing arrest warrant for palliative care doctor Johannes M.," informed the spokesperson for the Berlin prosecutor's office on Thursday, November 28.
He killed his patients: Horrifying crimes in Germany
According to the Interia portal, the 40-year-old medical professional has been charged with four more crimes. The main motive was reportedly identified as the "desire to commit a crime." He is allegedly responsible for the deaths of two women, aged 70 and 61, and two men, aged 70 and 83. These individuals died as a result of the doctor administering a "mixture of various medications".
As reported by "Bild" and cited by Interia, palliative medicine specialist Johannes M. cared for dozens of seniors. He recently worked at an oncology center in Berlin-Tempelhof, a hospice in Neukoelln, and in palliative care in the Kreuzberg district.
He also worked in medical clinics in Berlin and in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse.
In his doctoral work, the suspect scientifically examined the issues of murders, including the number of unreported or undetected patient murders.
