German killer nurse probed over dozens more deaths

German prosecutors said Monday they were investigating dozens of suspicious cases which could be connected to a palliative care nurse already jailed for the murder of 10 patients.



The man - partially identified by German media as Ulrich S., who worked in a hospital in Wuerselen near the western city of Aachen - was jailed for life in November after being convicted of 10 counts of murder and 27 of attempted murder.



Prosecutors in that earlier trial said he injected the mostly elderly patients with large doses of sedatives or painkillers, with the simple aim of reducing his workload during night shifts.





The investigation continued after his conviction and prosecutors in Aachen now say they are looking at 121 cases they think could be linked to the man and that new charges against him could be filed next year.



Almost 40 bodies have so far been exhumed as part of the new investigation, which covers incidents going back as far as September 2022.