elder abuse
German Palliative Care Nurse Sentenced to Life for Murdering 10 Patients to Reduce Workload
Nov 07, 2025 02:09 am CST
A German court has sentenced a palliative care nurse to life imprisonment after being found guilty of murdering 10 patients and attempting to kill 27 others between December 2023 and May 2024. The unnamed nurse administered lethal doses of morphine and midazolam to elderly patients during night shifts to reduce his workload, demonstrating a profound lack of empathy that led prosecutors to describe him as acting like a "master of life and death."
Shocking Video: Woman Assaults Elderly Mother-in-Law While Son Pleads for Her to Stop in Punjab Home
Oct 02, 2025 05:22 pm CST
A disturbing case of elder abuse has emerged from Punjab's Gurdaspur, where a woman was captured on video repeatedly assaulting her elderly mother-in-law despite her son's desperate pleas to stop. The footage, recorded by the grandson as evidence of ongoing abuse, reveals a property dispute may be the motivation behind the attacks. Police have issued a warning following multiple video evidence submissions showing a pattern of domestic violence in the household.
Man Confesses on Live TV to Killing and Burying Elderly Parents in "Mercy Killing" Case
Sep 27, 2025 02:39 pm CST
In a shocking television interview, Lorenz Kraus, 53, admitted to killing his elderly parents and burying them in their Albany, New York backyard eight years ago. Claiming it was a mercy killing for his increasingly frail parents, Kraus was arrested immediately after leaving the studio. The confession came after police discovered two bodies during an investigation into Social Security fraud, as the deceased couple's benefits were still being collected.