A Berlin court delivers a verdict in the trial of a doctor accused of murdering 15 seriously ill patients. After proceedings in Berlin, the court sentences the doctor to Germany’s maximum penalty of life imprisonment for the killings. The case centers on allegations that the doctor killed patients under medical care, with prosecutors arguing the acts were intentional murder. The reporting also notes developments in parallel with the trial: lawmakers are debating proposals to expand police powers for digital investigations. The legislative discussion concerns how police may use additional tools to obtain and analyze digital data during investigations. Coverage from the same outlet frames both developments as part of Germany’s current legal and political agenda—one outcome concluding a high-profile criminal case, the other involving ongoing debate over law enforcement capabilities in the digital sphere. Details beyond the verdict and the number of alleged victims are not provided in the excerpts.