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20 July 2011
Last updated at 04:45 ET
A nurse has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the deaths of three patients at a hospital in Greater Manchester.
The woman, 26, is being questioned after two men and a woman died at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport.
She was arrested at her home earlier. Police believe insulin was deliberately injected into saline containers.
Sixty detectives have been involved in the inquiry and officers have questioned more than 50 people so far.
Tracey Arden, 44, 71-year-old Arnold Lancaster, and George Keep, 84, have all died at the hospital in the past month.
A fourth patient, a man in his 40s, remains critically ill.
Working in pairs Greater Manchester Police believe the sabotaged saline containers were used by at least two wards, A1 and A3
The force said they were working on the assumption the contamination had taken place on the site.
The four patients are among a total of 14 whose treatment since 7 July is being examined by police.
Hospital staff have been told to work in pairs to check and administer drugs, as a result of the incidents.
Dr Chris Burke, chief executive of Stockport NHS Foundation Trust said: "We are aware that Greater Manchester Police have made an arrest this morning of a 26-year-old female.
"As the police are continuing with their enquiries, we are unable to provide any further details, but it is important to stress that no charges have been made at this stage."
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The woman, 26, is being questioned after two men and a woman died at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport.
She was arrested at her home earlier. Police believe insulin was deliberately injected into saline containers.
Sixty detectives have been involved in the inquiry and officers have questioned more than 50 people so far.
Tracey Arden, 44, 71-year-old Arnold Lancaster, and George Keep, 84, have all died at the hospital in the past month.
A fourth patient, a man in his 40s, remains critically ill.
Working in pairs Greater Manchester Police believe the sabotaged saline containers were used by at least two wards, A1 and A3
The force said they were working on the assumption the contamination had taken place on the site.
The four patients are among a total of 14 whose treatment since 7 July is being examined by police.
Hospital staff have been told to work in pairs to check and administer drugs, as a result of the incidents.
Dr Chris Burke, chief executive of Stockport NHS Foundation Trust said: "We are aware that Greater Manchester Police have made an arrest this morning of a 26-year-old female.
"As the police are continuing with their enquiries, we are unable to provide any further details, but it is important to stress that no charges have been made at this stage."
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