Lucia de Berk

Who is Lucia de Berk?

Lucia de Berk, often called Lucia de B., is a Dutch licenced paediatric nurse, who was the subject of a miscarriage of justice.

In 2003, she was sentenced to life imprisonment for four murders and three attempted murders of patients in her care. In 2004, after an appeal, she was convicted of seven murders and three attempts. Her conviction was controversial in the media and amongst scientists, and was questioned by investigative reporter Peter R. de Vries. In October 2008, the case was reopened by the Supreme Court of the Netherlands, as new facts had been uncovered that undermined the previous verdicts. De Berk was freed, and her case was re-tried; she was exonerated in April 2010.