Man charged over alleged nursing home double murder in Newcastle
A male nurse has been charged over an alleged double murder at a Newcastle nursing home more than a year ago.
The 27-year-old man was arrested at his home in the Lake Macquarie suburb of Redhead this morning.
He has been charged over the deaths of Gwen Fowler, 83, and Ryan Kelly, 80, and the alleged attempted murder of another woman living at the home.
Ms Fowler and Mr Kelly died from insulin poisoning at the SummitCare nursing home in Wallsend in October last year.
The other resident, aged 91, fell ill with similar symptoms but has since recovered, police said.
The ABC can reveal the nurse became a person of interest to police more than a year ago.
He has been charged with two counts of murder and one of attempted murder.
The company told the ABC it had cooperated fully with the police investigation and was thankful for their hard work.
The nurse was sacked in September in response to unrelated matters.
