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Man appears in court charged in connection to fatal stabbing at psychiatric hospital




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A 36-year-old man has appeared in court, after he was charged in with the death of a woman at a psychiatric hospital in Waterford on Friday night.

55 year old Marie O’Brien, was killed after she was stabbed at St Otteran’s psychiatric hospital.
Another patient and a staff member were injured in the attack.

Mrs O’Brine is believed to have been stabbed at least once during the attack which happened at approximately 7pm in a building in the grounds of the hospital on Friday night.

Another female patient and a woman who worked there were injured in the incident and were  treated for their injuries at University Hospital Waterford.

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