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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Justin Vallejo

Nurse in tears as landmark homicide trial begins over automated drug dispenser error

THE TENNESSEAN

Former nurse RaDonda Vaught broke down in tears at the start of her trial on reckless homicide over the death of an elderly patient given the wrong medication.

The landmark trial could change the landscape of nursing in the US, as a criminal conviction could see Ms Vaught face up to 12 years in prison and set a precedent of liability and prosecution of fatal medical errors.

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