A former Pennsylvania retirement home nurse is facing charges after she allegedly administered fatal doses of insulin to three patients, resulting in two deaths.
Heather Pressdee, 40, admitted to intentionally injecting the victims, although two of them did not have diabetes and didn’t need insulin. According to a criminal complaint obtained by Law & Crime, Pressdee told police “that she felt bad for their quality of life and she had hoped that they would just slip into a coma and pass away.”
Pressdee is now facing charges of homicide, attempted murder, aggravated assault, neglect of care (dependent person), and reckless endangerment. She was arrested last week after she allegedly admitted to police she injected at least two people with insulin.
The incidents happened at the Quality Life Services (QLS) in Chicora, a retirement home Presdee worked at, at the time.
Two of the victims, ages 55 and 83, fell ill under Pressdee’s care in November 2022. they were taken to the hospital due to hypoglycemia. The 83-year-old had previously been hospitalized for hypoglycemia in October 2022.
Both victims passed away.
In August 2022, another victim was taken to the hospital with low blood-sugar levels but survived the incident. The criminal complaint states the victim was under Pressdee’s care at the time.
Pressdee said the victim “was in COVID isolation and that he was having a very difficult time,” and asked her to “kill him.”
Heather Pressdee Criminal C… by Leigh Egan
A nurse practitioner told police that the Pressdee told her that the 83-year-old victim would be “better off dead,” adding that all medical personnel took an oath to prioritize patient well-being and avoid causing harm.
“The allegations in this case outline the callous abuse of incredibly vulnerable patients by a professional nurse,” Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry said Thursday. “As the charges indicate, these were deliberate and intentional acts perpetrated by a care-giver who was trusted to care for these victims.”
Meanwhile, QLS said it would “fully cooperate with the Attorney General’s Office as needed in the investigation and prosecution of this matter.”
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[Feature Photo: Heather Pressdee/Police Handout]
