A Berlin court sentences a German palliative care doctor to life in prison for the murder of 15 patients. The defendant, 41, is convicted of killing 12 women and three men between September 2021 and July 2024 during home visits, using lethal doses of sedatives. BBC Health reports the court finds him guilty of 15 murders. The South China Morning Post adds that the court describes the conviction as possibly only part of a wider pattern, with the judge saying the 15 cases may represent a “glimpse” of additional crimes. During the trial, prosecutors state that he is also under investigation in connection with dozens more deaths, and referenced figures of many additional suspected victims. Courthouse News reports that the court does not characterize the killings as acts of compassion or as a misguided form of assisted dying; it instead finds that the killings are driven by a desire for control over victims. The Times of India reports that he faces life imprisonment and that authorities suspect additional deaths, without the article’s full details being provided here.