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Hospital knife rampage

Source: The Age
Melbourne : Australia | about 1 month ago  
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  • Australian police have arrested a man in Melbourne over a fatal stabbing rampage at a secure psychiatric hospital
    Australian police have arrested a man in Melbourne over a fatal ...
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Australian police have arrested a man in Melbourne over a fatal ...
The 49-year old took the large kitchen knife from his secure living quarters during a fight with his 54-year-old roommate and is alleged to have repeatedly stabbed him at the Thomas Embling Hospital in Fairfield about 11pm. Detective Sergeant Wayne Cheesman said the patients began screaming as the...
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