A Pennsylvania nurse has been charged with administering lethal doses of insulin that led to the death of two patients and the hospitalization of a third after they “felt badly about their quality of life”.
Heather Pressdee, 40, of Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania, was charged Wednesday with two counts of homicide, in connection with the deaths of two men, one 55 and the other 83.
Pressdee was also charged with the attempted murder of a 73-year-old man, one count of aggravated assault and three counts of neglect of a care-dependent person and three counts of reckless endangerment.
The deranged murders took place at Quality Life Services, a skilled nursing facility in Chicora where Pressdee worked as a registered nurse.
Investigators said the victims were in Pressdee’s custody when they received insulin overdoses that caused medical emergencies for all and two deaths.
Heather Pressdee, 40, of Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania, was charged Wednesday with two counts of homicide, in connection with the deaths of two men, one 55 and another 83. She is also charged with the attempted murder of ‘a third man 73
Pressdee had worked at many other healthcare facilities but had to be fired or disciplined for abusive behavior before ending up at Quality of Life Services, pictured
Pressdee has also reportedly been disciplined for abusive behavior towards patients and/or staff at 11 healthcare facilities since 2018, and she either resigned or was fired from them.
Both men died on December 4, 2022 and December 25, 2022 and the surviving victim received a life-threatening dose of insulin on August 31, 2022.
An affidavit obtained by DailyMail.com alleges that Pressdee gave his victims lethal doses of insulin, a hormone used to lower blood sugar levels in people with diabetes.
The 55-year-old and 83-year-old fell ill while in Pressdee’s care in November last year.
According to the affidavit, the two men were “suite mates” with their bedrooms connected by a Jack and Jill bathroom.
The same night, the two men had to be sent to hospital for the same condition, hypoglycemia, within thirty minutes of each other.
Both men later died as a result, and a nurse practitioner who was interviewed by police said that in her thirty years of experience she had never seen anything like it.
The nurse also said that Pressdee told her that one of the men “would be better off dead”.
The 73-year-old man who survived was also in Pressdee’s care at the care facility and was reportedly overdosed on insulin, despite not being diabetic.
According to the affidavit, the man began having seizures and suffered from severe hypoglycemia shortly after Pressdee provided him with direct care.
A typical room from the Quality of Life Services facility located in Chicora, PA, where Pressdee had worked
The incidents happened at Quality Life Services in Chicora while Pressdee was caring for the men
After law enforcement arrived at her home on Wednesday night, Pressdee apparently admitted to being responsible.
She told officers that the surviving victim, who had been isolated by COVID, asked Pressdee to “kill him.”
Pressdee also told investigators she felt bad for the two men who later died and that their “quality of life was not good” before injecting them with insulin.
In a statement, Quality Life Services said: ‘Quality Life Services is shocked and devastated to learn that the charges brought against Ms. Pressdee by the Attorney General’s office include alleged illegal activities that occurred at our QLS – Chicora facility.
“We will continue to cooperate fully with the Attorney General’s office as required in the investigation and prosecution of this matter.
“We can assure our community, our residents, our families and our staff that all residents of Quality Life Services – Chicora are safe and receiving appropriate care and services.”
