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Stepping Hill nurse Victorino Chua guilty of murder and poisoning patients

Stepping Hill nurse Victorino Chua has been convicted of murdering two patients - Tracey Arden and Derek Weaver - and poisoning dozens of others.

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Nurse described as dangerous and devious jailed for life

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A nurse described as dangerous and devious has been jailed for life for killing and poisoning patients at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport.

Victorino Chua will have to serve a minimum of 35 years behind bars.

He injected insulin into saline bags when he worked on the wards four years ago.

Yesterday he was found guilty of murdering two of his patients and poisoning 19 more.

Elaine Willcox reports:-

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