Court explains why it dismissed ‘heparin killer’s’ appeal

The Supreme Court in Brno released a statement on Monday explaining why it rejected the appeal of Petr Zelenka, the so-called ‘heparin killer’ who was sentenced to life in prison in 2008. According to court chairman Vladimír Veselý, a life sentence was the only possible punishment for Mr Zelenka who, he said, ‘showed no respect for human life’. Mr Zelenka gave lethal injections of the blood-thinner heparin to patients while working as a male nurse at a Havlíčkův Brod hospital between May and September 2006. He was sentenced to life in prison for seven murders and 10 attempted murders.