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Frankfurt Prosecutors Arrest Nurse on Suspicion of Three Attempted Murders at Care Home

Prosecutors say she removed monitors to avoid alarms, creating life-threatening risks for patients who could not signal distress.

Overview

  • Authorities say the 53-year-old qualified nurse is in pretrial custody on suspicion of three counts of attempted murder and bodily harm.
  • Investigators allege she removed pulse oximeters from three long-term wake-coma patients during two night shifts in February 2025.
  • One patient reportedly reached 41.6°C body temperature with about 80% oxygen saturation after a device was removed on February 16–17, 2025.
  • Facility leaders say an unannounced visit on February 27–28, 2025 found two oximeters switched off and both patients with dangerously low oxygen levels requiring immediate stabilization.
  • Prosecutors executed a search to secure evidence, imposed a preliminary professional ban, and assigned Kommissariat 10 to lead the ongoing investigation.