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Waterford hospital stabbing victim named

A woman who was fatally stabbed in a Waterford city psychiatric hospital last night has been named as Maria O'Brien, 55.

Waterford hospital stabbing victim named

Sat, 06 Sep, 2014 - 18:11

A woman who was fatally stabbed in a Waterford city psychiatric hospital last night has been named as Maria O'Brien, 55.

Ms. O'Brien was a patient at St Otteran's Psychiatric Hospital on John's Hill in the city.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Waterford Place: John's Hill Person: Maria O'Brien Person: O'Brien Person: O'Person: Des Kavanagh Person: Kavanagh Organisation: Garda Organisation: HSE Organisation: Psychiatric Nurses Association

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