A ned-gun killer was arrested in the Czech Republic

The program is maintained by Andrei Sharogradsky. The Radio Liberty correspondent Alexander Wagner takes part.

Andrei Sharogradsky : Medbrat Petr Zelenka was arrested in the Czech Republic, who, according to the investigation, killed at least seven patients in the intensive care unit of the city hospital of a small town of Khavavlichkov Brod. The hospital had a good reputation before. Its chief physician Pavel Longin announced that a significant compensation would be paid to relatives of deceased patients and victims. The police still keep a complete list of victims secret. Says the Radio Liberty correspondent in the Czech Republic Alexander Wagner.

Alexandra Wagner : After the arrest, Peter Zelenka admitted everything. He said that he was trying to kill 17 people, but only seven really died from the instrument murder of a heparin medicine. This medicine is used after surgery to reduce blood coagulation. For example, in order to prevent the appearance of blood clots in the vessels of the lungs. Says Milan Yushta, senior lieutenant, who is investigating the murder.

Milan Yushta : Patients who were brought to intensive care, mainly after severe car accident or operations, were under anesthesia. These people were working on a medicine that discharged blood to them. As a result, severe bleeding occurred. It was deliberate behavior. We are talking about deliberate murders.

Alexandra Wagner : Unlike drugs containing opium, heparin at any time is available to nurses. For this reason, its use in the treatment of patients for a long time did not cause suspicion even among the chief physician of the hospital. Patients with whom the nurse attributed heparin died from bleeding.

Pavel Longin, head physician of the city hospital in Khavavlichkov Brod, filed an application with the police in September and at the same time fired the serial killer from the hospital. The police took three months to investigate. As a result, the killer was behind bars. True, during this time a medical worker found a new workplace - in the surgical department of the city hospital of the city of Iglav. According to Martin Shum, the director of this medical institution, there Peter Zelenka did not kill patients. His statement was a reason for doubts about the involvement of a medical worker in seven deaths of patients.

The coordinator of the investigation, the director of the East Police Department, Peter Pshabil, I asked if Peter Zelenka is not guilty?

Peter pshobil : I can not exclude this, neither confirm. Judge this prematurely. We will try to analyze in detail the entire period of his stay in the city hospital of Khavavlichkov Brod. After all, he worked there for 6 years, and deaths were registered only from May to September this year. We are now only at the beginning of extensive documentation of this case.

Alexandra Wagner : According to Peter Pshabil, the police will send Peter Zelenka for examination to a psychiatrist and psychologist. He confirmed his guilt with a confession of interrogation. Before the smallest detailed names, the killer described how and in what doses he worked out the drug to the sick. He did not choose his victims on purpose. Everything depended on who was in the department during his duty. Among the seven dead, mostly older people are a 50-year-old woman, a 70-year-old pensioner. True, Czech lawyers claim that the sincere recognition of the serial killer does not indicate his fault.