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15/08/2007
Man Charged Over Hospital Murder
A man has been charged in connection with the murder of a female patient at a psychiatric hospital in Greater Manchester.
The 58-year-old woman was assaulted in a ward at Birch Hill Hospital in Rochdale on Monday evening.
She was taken to Rochdale Royal Infirmary, but died later.
A 36-year-old man, believed to be a patient at the same unit, is due to appear before Rochdale Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.
A post-mortem is due to be carried out on the woman.
(KMcA/SP)
The 58-year-old woman was assaulted in a ward at Birch Hill Hospital in Rochdale on Monday evening.
She was taken to Rochdale Royal Infirmary, but died later.
A 36-year-old man, believed to be a patient at the same unit, is due to appear before Rochdale Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.
A post-mortem is due to be carried out on the woman.
(KMcA/SP)
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