Johannesburg -- A patient in Nelspruit's Rob Ferreira Hospital killed two men and injured three others on Wednesday morning, the Mpumalanga health department said.
"A male patient admitted for psychiatric observation attacked and killed two patients, wounded three and attempted to sexually assault two nurses," a spokesperson said.
The incident, in the male surgical ward, took place at 02:30.
"He broke a chair and hit the patients with a plank." The two deceased were aged 70 and 47. Their names would be released once their next of kin had been informed. The three injured men were in middle to old age and in a stable condition.
Police were called and arrested the man, who was admitted to the hospital on Monday.
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