Psychiatric patient charged with double murder at hospital

A psychiatric patient was charged with two counts of murder today following the overnight stabbings of two other patients at an Australian hospital.

Thu, 05 Nov, 2009 - 07:55

A psychiatric patient was charged with two counts of murder today following the overnight stabbings of two other patients at an Australian hospital.

Police told the Melbourne Magistrates Court that Peko Lakovski (aged 49) armed himself with a large kitchen knife and stabbed his room-mate and another man late on Wednesday.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Victoria Person: Peko Lakovski Person: Jamie Ronke Person: Mental health minister Person: Lisa Neville Organisation: Melbourne Magistrates Court Organisation: Thomas Embling Hospital

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