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Man charged with psychiatric ward murder

A patient at a Bronx psychiatric ward has been charged with the murder of another patient. Brett Smith, 19, of the Bronx, is charged with second-degree murder for allegedly using an electrical cord

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Dec 27, 2014, 5:36 PM

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