Woman held over hospital deaths

British police have arrested a woman (26) this morning on suspicion of the murder of three patients at a hospital in Stockport…

British police have arrested a woman (26) this morning on suspicion of the murder of three patients at a hospital in Stockport, Greater Manchester.

The woman, reported to be a hospital nurse by the BBC, has been detained following a series of suspicious deaths at Stepping Hill hospital in the past month.

A woman (44) and two men aged 84 and 71 - named as Tracey Arden, George Keep and Arnold Lancaster - are believed to have died because of contaminated saline solution.

Police said hospital staff contacted them earlier this month after discovering that the solution had been tampered with, resulting in a high number of patients having low blood sugar levels.

Reuters

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