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German nurse admits to killing 100 patients as trial opens

Former nurse Niels Hoegel is accused of intentionally administering medical overdoses to victims so he could bring them back to life at the last moment. [File, AFP]

Former nurse Niels Hoegel admitted Tuesday to killing 100 patients in his care, on the first day of his trial in the biggest serial killing case in Germany's post-war history.

Hoegel, 41, has already spent nearly a decade in prison on a life term for other patient deaths, and is accused of intentionally administering medical overdoses to victims so he could bring them back to life at the last moment.

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