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A general practitioner has been accused of trying to poison a patient by injecting her with insulin despite the patient not being a diabetic when he discovered he was in her last will and testament. The patient had to be admitted to hospital due to a resulting hypoglycaemic attack. The doctor's defence was that he thought it was Vitamin B, but he is now under close supervision.
Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Sunday Telegraph
About: Doctor accused of trying to kill patient
Date: 29 May 2005
Source: Sunday Telegraph
Author: Linda Silmalis
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