Neither the patient nor his family asked for euthanasia. For this reason, the court classified the act as manslaughter. You lied to the relatives by telling them that the dying process was imminent, ”said Judge Jörg Schmitt when giving reasons for the defendant.
The doctor knowingly administered excessive sedatives to the patient, said a court spokesman. To do this, he injected the man with potassium chloride. In the opinion of the court, the act was due to an overburdening situation. During the investigation and in court, the doctor repeatedly got entangled in inconsistencies in order to obtain an acquittal. However, the court did not believe the “lies”. Surprisingly, the court did not issue a professional ban against the doctor.
