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| Soss Moss: Police arrest whole ward at mental health unit | Soss Moss: Police arrest whole ward at mental health unit |
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| A whole ward of patients has been arrested after a disturbance at a mental health unit in Cheshire. | A whole ward of patients has been arrested after a disturbance at a mental health unit in Cheshire. |
| Cheshire Police said officers were called to Soss Moss in Netherley Alderley, at 19:55 BST on Saturday. | Cheshire Police said officers were called to Soss Moss in Netherley Alderley, at 19:55 BST on Saturday. |
| A police spokesman said the "incident" lasted three hours until 14 patients were arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage. | A police spokesman said the "incident" lasted three hours until 14 patients were arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage. |
| Cheshire and Wirral NHS Partnership Foundation Trust, which runs the unit, has yet to comment. | Cheshire and Wirral NHS Partnership Foundation Trust, which runs the unit, has yet to comment. |
| The patients were later released on bail. | |
| Soss Moss is described as a "low secure unit". | Soss Moss is described as a "low secure unit". |
| The ward usually houses 15 patients, although it is understood there were only 14 patients when police were called. | The ward usually houses 15 patients, although it is understood there were only 14 patients when police were called. |