Former nurse sentenced for aggravated rape of terminal hospital patient
A former nurse has been sentenced to prison for the aggravated rape of an elderly, terminally ill patient at Ryhov Hospital in Jönköping, Sweden.
A Swedish district court has sentenced a former nurse to several years in prison following his conviction for the aggravated rape of an elderly patient receiving end-of-life care at Ryhov Hospital in Jönköping.
According to the court's judgment, the act was classified as aggravated due to the victim's particularly vulnerable medical condition. Hospital personnel originally alerted police in August after encountering the nurse inside the patient's room. Following the incident, the perpetrator attempted to flee the site by car before crashing into a concrete barrier at a nearby roundabout. In addition to the sexual assault charge, the individual was also convicted of gross recklessness in traffic.
Sources: 8 Sidor, Svenska Dagbladet
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- Nov 14, 2026, 12:00 PM UTCFormer nurse sentenced for aggravated rape of terminally ill patient in Jönköping