A Berlin court sentences a German palliative care doctor to life in prison for the killing of 15 patients, with prosecutors and the court indicating the number of victims could be higher. The doctor, identified in reporting as Johannes M. and aged 41, is convicted of murdering 12 women and three men during home visits between September 2021 and July 2024. Multiple outlets report that the court found he used lethal combinations of sedatives to kill his patients. The presiding judge says the 15 convictions may represent only a portion of the doctor’s alleged crimes, and prosecutors state they suspect he is responsible for dozens of additional deaths. Some reports mention allegations relating to further harm beyond the confirmed murders, including claims that homes of victims were set on fire, though details are not consistent across the summaries provided. The court’s reasoning, as described by outlets, emphasizes that the killings were not carried out out of compassion or as part of assisted dying, but rather for reasons attributed by the court to a personal drive for power over victims. The sentence and ongoing investigations reflect that investigators continue to review additional cases.