Nurse Admits Killing 30 Patients to Show off Resuscitation Skills

Oh snap!! Even though he reportedly expressed regret for killing these patient that's still bizarre.

A nurse in Germany who admits killing up to 30 patients by injecting them with heart medication so he could show off his resuscitation skills has been jailed for life.

Nils H, was found guilty at Oldenburg Regional Court of two counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder relating to his time working at a clinic in the German town of Delmenhorst.

The 38-year-old, whose full name is being withheld under German privacy laws, was then told he would have to spend the rest of his life in jail.

It also emerged that he had previously been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison in 2008 for attempted murder.

More pictures of him concealing his face as he arrives for his trial after the cut.

Now, police are investigating claims he may actually be responsible for at least another 200 deaths at other clinics where he worked in Oldenburg and Wilhelmshaven.

According to the prosecution, if the first attempt at resuscitation was a success, H would sometimes make a second attempt.

Side effects of the drug he administered include an irregular heartbeat, a drop in blood pressure and uncoordinated functioning of the heart muscle.

The death rate in the Delmenhorst clinic nearly doubled in the time H worked there, and use of the heart medication also increased dramatically.

But it took nearly a decade before an investigation was launched, angering relatives of the dead who are demanding information.

A senior doctor who gave evidence in September said H was a 'passionate medic' who made a good impression on staff at the clinic. 

But the doctor added: 'I found it strange that he was always on hand when patients were being resuscitated, often helping younger doctors with intubation - inserting a breathing tube into a patient's airways.'

'No one wants to believe that a colleague would rather kill patients, instead of helping them,' said Erich Joester, a lawyer for the clinic.

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