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Doc Won't Face Katrina Murder Charge

New Orleans grand jury declines to indict accused physician

By Sam Gale Rosen, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 25, 2007 9:06 AM CDT

(Newser) – A grand jury yesterday refused to indict a doctor accused in the deaths of nine patients who died while trapped in a hospital in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Prosecutors alleged Anna Pou injected patients with lethal amounts of painkillers and sedatives; her lawyer says... Read full story »

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