AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Italian paramedic accused of killing six patients by injecting air into their veins
A 28-year-old Italian ambulance paramedic faces trial on charges he murdered elderly patients by injecting lethal air into their veins, and wiretaps allegedly capture him saying he enjoyed it. Luca Spada was arrested in April after colleagues raised concerns about a string of suspicious deaths involving patients in his care during or after ambulance transport. […] The post Italian paramedic accused of killing six patients by injecting air into their veins appeared first on American Almanac .
A 28-year-old Italian ambulance paramedic faces trial on charges he murdered elderly patients by injecting lethal air into their veins, and wiretaps allegedly capture him saying he enjoyed it. Luca Spada was arrested in April after colleagues raised concerns about a string of suspicious deaths involving patients in his care during or after ambulance transport. Prosecutors allege he killed six people by deliberately causing fatal embolisms, air bubbles forced into the bloodstream, targeting victims who were elderly or seriously ill. He remains in custody, and a court in the northern Italian city of Forlì has rejected his bid for house arrest. The Sun reported that Spada is scheduled to stand trial on October 15 before the Court of…Open