A Berlin doctor goes on trial, accused of murdering 15 patients
The prosecutor's office brought charges against the 40-year-old doctor 'for 15 counts of murder with malice aforethought and other base motives' before a Berlin state court. The prosecutor's office is seeking not only a conviction and a finding of particularly serious guilt, but also a lifetime ban on practicing medicine and subsequent preventive detention.
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