A former nurse has been jailed for life after being found guilty of killing 85 patients.
Niels Hoegel had been charged with 100 counts of murder over allegations that he killed patients at two hospitals in north-western Germany between 1999 and 2005 by putting them into cardiac arrest because he liked the feeling of being to resuscitate them.
Prosecutors has asked the court in Oldenburg to recognise the "particular seriousness of the crimes" to ensure the 42-year-old served more than the standard 15 years in jail.
During the seven-month trial, Hoegel admitted to 43 of the killings, disputed five, and said he could not remember the other 52.
He expressed regret in a closing statement on Wednesday, saying he realised how much pain and suffering he had caused with his "terrible deeds".
He had been charged with 100 counts of murder over allegations that he killed patients at two hospitals in north-western Germany between 1999 and 2005 by putting them into cardiac arrest because he liked the feeling of being to resuscitate them.
Prosecutors has asked the court in Oldenburg to recognise the "particular seriousness of the crimes" to ensure the 42-year-old served more than the standard 15 years in jail.
During the seven-month trial, Hoegel admitted to 43 of the killings, disputed five, and said he could not remember the other 52.
He expressed regret in a closing statement on Wednesday, saying he realised how much pain and suffering he had caused with his "terrible deeds".
