Germany: Ex-Nurse Convicted of Killing 4 at Disabled Home

Germany: Ex-Nurse Convicted of Killing 4 at Disabled Home
Police officers stand near the Oberlin Clinic, where four people were found dead and another seriously injured, following the arrest of a 51-year-old-woman in Potsdam, Germany, on April 29, 2021. Michele Tantussi/Reuters
The Associated Press
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BERLIN—A former nurse at a home for the severely disabled in eastern Germany was convicted of murder and given a 15-year sentence on Wednesday for killing four residents.

The state court in Potsdam ordered the 52-year-old woman sent to a psychiatric hospital, German news agency dpa reported. She also was convicted of attempted murder and ill-treatment of people in her care.