Hospice Patient Stabbed To Death
Victim Died At Hospital
Updated: 12:20 pm CST October 31, 2006
WAUWATOSA, Wis. -- A 75-year-old patient at a Wauwatosa hospice was stabbed to death on Monday morning.Wauwatosa police said that they have a 78-year-old suspect in custody.Lt. Dominic Leone said that police received a 911 call from the Zilber Family Hospice at about 5:30 a.m.The victim was taken to Froedert Memorial Lutheran Hospital and died a short time later.A spokesman for Aurora Healthcare, Ron Irwin, said the attacker was a family member, and was quickly subdued and detained by security officers.
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