After the death of a girl: anesthetist sentenced to 13 years and 6 months in prison

After the death of a little girl in a dentist's office, the anesthetist was sentenced to 13 years and 6 months in prison in a new trial. The judge at the Frankfurt regional court said he was guilty of three counts of murder and attempted murder. Among other things, the man acted with the intention of concealment.

In September 2021, the anesthetist injected a total of four children with contaminated anesthetic in the practice in Kronberg in the Hochtaunuskreis (Hesse) and committed other blatant hygiene errors. The children suffered blood poisoning. A four-year-old girl died in the treatment room. A boy and another girl had to be artificially ventilated at the Frankfurt University Hospital and barely survived.

The defendant's defense contradicted this representation. If he had intended to cover up his actions, it would have been in his interest to prevent the girl's death and thus the intensive investigation. Instead, the defense justified his behavior as being overtired and overworked. The verdict is not yet final.