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Aino Nykopp-Koski
Background information
Birth name Aino Kerttu Annikki NykoppConviction 5 murders,
5 attempted murders,
3 aggravated assaults,
4 thefts,
2 drug possessions
Sentence Lifetime
Killings
Number of victims 5Country Finland
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ActivitiesBetween 2004 and 2009 Nykopp-Koski worked at a range of hospitals, care homes and patients' homes. There she killed five elderly patients using sedatives and opiates. She was apprehended in March 2009.[1]
Nykopp-Koski was tried in Helsinki District Court in December 2010 and pleaded not-guilty, though the court convicted her. She was sentenced to life in prison (minimum of 12 years before likely pardon). Despite having a personality disorder she was deemed culpable for her actions.[1] The sentence was upheld by Helsinki Court of Appeals in March 2012. [2] Supreme Court of Finland dismissed her leave to appeal in November 2012. [3]
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Similar cases in FinlandIn March 2010 Katariina Pantila, another Finnish nurse, was found dead in her prison cell. She had been convicted of the murder of a patient and the attempted murder of a baby in 2007.[4]
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External links[edit]
References- ^ a b c Finnish nurse gets life for murdering five patients, Telegraph
- ^ Killer nurse's life sentence upheld, YLE News
- ^ Supreme Court upholds sentence in poison nurse case, Helsinki Times
- ^ Finland´s ´angel of death´ nurse found dead, Dalje.com