Aino Nykopp-Koski
Aino Nykopp-Koski | |
|---|---|
| Born | Aino Kerttu Annikki Nykopp |
| Conviction(s) | 5 murders, 5 attempted murders, 3 aggravated assaults, 4 thefts, 2 drug possessions |
| Criminal penalty | Lifetime |
| Details | |
| Victims | 5 |
Span of crimes | 2004–2009 |
| Country | Finland |
Date apprehended | March 2009 |
Aino Nykopp-Koski is a Finnish serial killer. She worked as a nurse and was found guilty of killing five patients and the attempted murder of five more. No motive was established for the murders.[1]
Activities
Between 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). During the mental health assessment psychiatrists found out that Nykopp-Koski is psychopathic and has an antisocial personality disorder, but 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]
Similar cases in Finland
In 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]
See also
Other nurses convicted of murdering patients:
- Dorothea Waddingham
- Stephan Letter
- Marianne Nölle
- Abraão José Bueno
- Edson Isidoro Guimarães
- Catherine Wilson
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 Archived 2012-10-19 at the Wayback Machine, Dalje.com
