Autopsies on the exhumed bodies
of five patients who died in suspicious circumstances in a
hospital in the village of Piario near Bergamo revealed they all
had substantial doses of Valium, a potent sedative, sources said
Tuesday.
Milan-born nurse Anna Rinelli, 43, has been under
investigation since December on suspicion of voluntary
manslaughter by injecting heavy unprescribed doses of Valium and
other tranquilizers to keep patients sedated during her night
shifts, causing their deaths.
A former patient at the Piario hospital told police that
he "lost four days of his life" after falling into a coma
beginning on the night of November 1, when Rinelli was on duty.
The suspected killer nurse is on unpaid leave.
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