Former nurse sentenced to five years for raping palliative care patient in Jönköping
A former nurse has been sentenced to five years in prison by a Jönköping court for the aggravated rape of a terminal patient at Ryhov Hospital and gross traffic recklessness.
A Swedish district court in Jönköping has sentenced a former nurse to five years in prison for the aggravated rape of an elderly patient receiving end-of-life care at Ryhov Hospital in August. Hospital staff notified authorities after discovering the man inside the terminal patient's room, after which he fled in a vehicle and crashed into a concrete barrier at a nearby roundabout.
Alongside the aggravated rape conviction, the court found him guilty of gross recklessness in traffic. The judge emphasized that the crime was deemed aggravated due to the extreme vulnerability of the victim during her final days. The former nurse received no serious physical injuries from the subsequent collision.
Sources: 8 Sidor, Svenska Dagbladet
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