Psychiatric patient stabs patients to death with chopstick in China

A mentally ill man has killed three hospital roommates by stabbing them with a chopstick.
The attacker, who is diagnosed with schizophrenia, untied himself from his hospital bed before carrying out the assault on four women in Henan Province, central China, in February.
Only one woman survived the stabbings and all three others died of head injuries.The shocking incident took place on February 24, but was only reported by media last week.
According to Chinese newspaper The Paper, the attacker, surnamed Yang, was admitted into the Luoning Public Hospital in Luoyang on the day of the attack.
The hospital classified his condition as 'critical'. It also said that Yang was 'an imminent danger to himself and the others'. The hospital required one of Yang's family members to accompany the patient.
Mr Yi, Director of the hospital, told The Paper that Yang had been allocated to stay in a ward where all patients had severe mental disorders and 'rely on the support of carers significantly'.According to surveillance footage, a hospital carer tidied the ward and arranged the duvets for the patients at 8:16pm. Yang was lying on his bed at the time, with his hands and feet strapped in protective limb holders.
Five minutes later after the carer left the ward, Yang started to untie the restraints on his limbs. He eventually got off the bed.
The reporter from the The Paper also said that his brother, who was looking after Yang in the hospital, went out to a nearby convenience store at that time to buy some milk powder for Yang.
The video shows Yang picking up a chopstick from a coffee table in the middle of the ward and tying one of his shoes before going into a separate room in the ward.
The surveillance camera did not capture Yang's activities in the other room. However, The Paper claimed that there were two patients staying in the other room and both of them were diagnosed with head injuries after Yang was captured.
The two patients, surnamed Bai and Wei, later died.At 8:30pm, Yang went up to a third patient, identified as 63-year-old Yun, and stabbed her in the head with the chopstick, as the video showed. Yun allegedly died at the scene.
Afterwards, he walked to the neighbouring bed, where a 43-year-old female patient, surnamed Zhang, slept. Yang also stabbed her in the head.
Zhang sustained injuries on her head and in her left eye. But she was the only survivor among the four whom Yang attacked.
One patient from the opposite row woke up after Yang attacked Zhang. Seconds later, two hospital carers rushed into the ward and brought Yang under control.
The hospital confirmed that all straps had been functional and Yang had taken antipsychotic medication before being put to bed, said The Paper.According to Huanqui.com, an affiliation to People's Daily Online, the hospital agreed to give 80,000 yuan (£9317) to the family of Ms Yun, who died from the incident, as compensation.
In return, Ms Yun's family would have to agree not to file any complaints to any departments, including the ministerial departments. And Ms Yun's family have agreed.
The hospital is still trying to settle with the families of Ms Bai and Ms Wei, who were also killed.
The two families demanded that the hospital pay them 1,200,000 yuan (£139,000) each as compensation.
Since the incident occurred, Yang has been moved into another ward. However, it remains unclear if he is sharing the ward with any patients.
The Luoning County Public Security Bureau released a statement on April 1.
The statement confirmed that three patients died at the Luoning Public Hospital as a result of Yang's stabbings. It confirmed that Ms Yun died at the scene while Ms Bai and Ms Wei died on March 5 and March 9 respectively.
The police said they are carrying out further investigation.
It also remains unclear if Yang would be hold accountable for his actions, or if any charges would be brought against him.