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As we told you last night, a nurse was stabbed by a mentally ill patient at the Port Loyola Acute Mental Health Day Care Center.  

The victim is 57 year old Matron Agustina Elijio the Former Deputy Director of Health Services.

Police told us what happened today:

ASP Alejandro Cowo - OC, CIB
"What police has gathered is Ms. Eligio was at the health center when a mental patient arrived and began demanding for medication. Whilst she was sitting inside of the health center dealing with other matters the mental patient approached her, pulled out a knife from his pocket and inflicted the stab wounds on her."

Jules Vasquez
"You all are proceeding with criminal charges against him in view of his mental condition?"

ASP Alejandro Cowo
"Well we are preparing a file, we will forward that file to the DPP's office for them to advise us as how to proceed with it."

While police say she is critical, her colleagues at the Ministry of Health say Elijio is stable.

Staff at the clinic received counselling this afternoon and a discussion has started at the clinic and over the next few days on revisiting the policy on patient/nurse sessions and security.