Ten onrechte veroordeelde verpleegkundige Lucia de Berk (63) overleden
Wrongfully convicted nurse Lucia de Berk (63) has passed away
Lucia de Berk, the nurse who was wrongfully sentenced to life imprisonment, has passed away at the age of 63. This has been confirmed by her former solicitor, Stijn Franken, after contacting her family. De Berk passed away after a short illness.
The case is considered one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in Dutch history. De Berk was arrested in 2001 for seven murders and three attempted murders in hospitals in The Hague. She was initially sentenced to life imprisonment and received the same sentence on appeal.
No direct evidence, such as DNA traces or fingerprints, was found in the case. However, according to the Public Prosecution Service, De Berk was on duty remarkably often when patients died and had made false statements.
In 2008, the Supreme Court ruled that the case had to be reopened, and in 2010 she was granted a definitive acquittal.
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RIP Lucia de Berk