Malmö Östra hospital murders

Malmö Östra hospital murders is the name of a Swedish case of serial murders committed by the then 18-year-old Anders Hansson at a hospital in Malmö between October 1978 and January 1979.[1] Hansson poisoned elderly patients during working hours as an orderly with the detergents Gevisol and Ivisol.

The division of Malmö hospital where Anders Hansson worked

At the long-term care part of the hospital a total of 27 patients were poisoned to death, with at least 15 confirmed to be victims.[2] Another 15 patients were also victims of attempted murder. In August 1979, Hansson was sentenced to closed psychiatric treatment, where he remained until 1994.[1]

References

Linda Hjertén (2011-04-24). "Döden går ronden | Så blev Anders, 18, Sveriges värsta seriemördare | Nyheter | Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
"Sjukhusmorden 15 november 2009 kl 20:00 - P3 Dokumentär | Sveriges Radio". Sverigesradio.se. 2009-11-15. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-17.

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[aftonbladet1-1] Linda Hjertén (2011-04-24). "Döden går ronden | Så blev Anders, 18, Sveriges värsta seriemördare | Nyheter | Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-17.

[2] "Sjukhusmorden 15 november 2009 kl 20:00 - P3 Dokumentär | Sveriges Radio". Sverigesradio.se. 2009-11-15. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-17.