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Patient dies after being attacked in his sleep at KZN hospital

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Johannesburg - The KwaZulu-Natal health department on Tuesday said they were investigating an incident of a 63-year-old male patient who died after allegedly being attacked by another patient at Ngwelezane Hospital, Empangeni.

On Sunday it was alleged that deceased patient was randomly attacked while he was asleep at around 11pm. "There is no evidence at this stage that the alleged perpetrator was a psychotic patient," said Simelane. Upon arrival, they found the deceased being severely punched with fists by another patient. The two patients were then quickly separated by security, and attended to by nurses and doctors. Attempts to revive the deceased patient were unfortunately not successful, and he succumbed to his injuries.The other patient was sedated and put in isolation where relevant care was given.

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