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Nurses held over 'induced deaths' at Uruguay hospital | Nurses held over 'induced deaths' at Uruguay hospital |
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Two male nurses have been detained in Uruguay over dozens of suspected induced deaths at two hospitals in the capital Montevideo, police say. | Two male nurses have been detained in Uruguay over dozens of suspected induced deaths at two hospitals in the capital Montevideo, police say. |
They say the men - aged 49 and 36 - were held following a two-month police investigation. | They say the men - aged 49 and 36 - were held following a two-month police investigation. |
The alleged killings took place in the cardiology unit of the Maciel Hospital and in the intensive care unit of the Spanish Mutual Care. | The alleged killings took place in the cardiology unit of the Maciel Hospital and in the intensive care unit of the Spanish Mutual Care. |
Some reports say the suspects had cited "humanitarian reasons". | Some reports say the suspects had cited "humanitarian reasons". |
'Psychopathic behaviour' | |
The names of the two nurses - who were apparently not working together - have not been released. | The names of the two nurses - who were apparently not working together - have not been released. |
Up to 50 people could have been killed through a combination of administered medication and other procedures, reports in Uruguay's media suggest. | Up to 50 people could have been killed through a combination of administered medication and other procedures, reports in Uruguay's media suggest. |
Police inspector Jose Luis Roldan said poison from Brazil had been used on patients who were in critical condition, the Associated Press news agency reports. | |
However, investigators believe that not all the victims were terminally ill. | |
A spokesperson for one of the hospitals involved said that the deaths were the consequence of "psychopathic behaviour" and not common practice at the medical institution, the BBC's Vladimir Hernandez reports. | |
Forensic studies are still being carried out and the results could take several days, our correspondent adds. | |
Uruguay's health ministry has so far made no public comment on the case. | Uruguay's health ministry has so far made no public comment on the case. |