German nurse under investigation for murdering patients

German prosecutors are investigating a male nurse suspected of murdering numerous patients in a case reminiscent of one of the country's worst serial killers, it emerged Friday.Following reports in local media, the state prosecutor in Saarbruecken confirmed that the suspect, identified only as B., was under investigation on five counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder.The case bears similarities to that of Niels Hoegel, the serial killer nurse who was handed a life sentence last June