Palliative doctor in Berlin: murder and mysterious exhumation!

Palliative doctor in Berlin: murder and mysterious exhumation!

Berlin, Deutschland - The Berlin public prosecutor's exemplification of a 66-year-old man, whose body was excavated on Wednesday at the Evangelische Kirchhof in Rudow. This measure is part of the comprehensive investigation against a 40-year-old palliative doctor who was charged with 15 times murder. In the period between September 22, 2021 and July 24, 2024, the doctor is said to have severely damaged and ultimately killed, whereby the public prosecutor's office is also determined in a further 75 cases that may be connected to the allegations that are now available [rbb24] (https://www.rbb24.de/panorama/biebtrag/2025/06/berlin-mordvorvorwuerfe- against-palliativarzt-weitere-exhumation.html).

Exexuming serves to determine the exact cause of death. Since the allegations became known, several corpses have already been exhumed, and up to two further exhumers are planned. The investigators consider hundreds of documents from the doctor's patient group, which indicates a complex and potentially far -reaching legal procedure.

Details on the procedure

According to the charges, the doctor is said to have administered an anesthetic and muscle relaxans without medical indication and without the knowledge of the patients. These substances led to paralysis of the respiratory muscles, which led to the respiratory arrest and ultimately to the death of the patient. The pallet of victims extends from a 25-year-old woman to a 94-year-old woman, such as ZDF reports.

The indictment includes allegations of murder from insidies and low motives. In addition, the public prosecutor is aiming for a determination of the special seriousness of guilt, preventive detention and a lifelong ban on profession. The doctor has been in custody since August 2024, whereby the arrest warrant has been expanded several times due to the new allegations.

Investigations and ethical questions

The investigation group of the Murder Department in the Berlin State Criminal Police Office has checked a total of 395 cases, of which an initial suspicion was affirmed in 95. While the investigation into five cases has been shut down, the work in 75 other cases is still underway. The entire incident also raises fundamental ethical questions that are discussed again and again in palliative medicine, such as the patient autonomy and the limits of medical interventions at the end of life, a topic that is dealt with by the [German Society for Palliative Medicine] (https://www.dgpalliativedizinizi.- ethik.html).

The terrifying allegations against the palliative doctor show how important the discussion about ethics and transparency in medical care is, especially in the sensitive area of ​​palliative medicine, which deals with the quality of life of patients in their last phases of life. The next steps in the legal procedure and the resulting social debates are eagerly awaited.