German killer nurse admits to 55 murders on eve of verdict
08 June 2019 |
9:34 am
Former German nurse Niels Högel stands accused of having murdered 97 people while on duty. Defense lawyers conceded most of the charges in a bid to save him from German law's toughest sentence.
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