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Megan Howe

Murder probe as patient dies following attack at mental health facility in east London

A murder investigation has been launched after a patient was attacked at a mental health facility in east London - (PA Archive)

A murder investigation has been launched after a patient was attacked at a mental health facility in east London.

Emergency services were called to the facility in Mile End just after 10pm on Saturday, February 28.

A 29-year-old man was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition, where he later died on March 5.

The patient has since been named as Abdul Said.

His family are being supported by specialist officers.

Yunus Uddin, 27, also a patient at the hospital on Bancroft Road, was charged with attempted murder on Monday, March 2.

He appeared at Thames Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday where he was remanded in custody.

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