Patient at psychiatric unit kills other patient

Police in Prague have launched a murder investigation after a 43-year-old patient at a psychiatric unit in the city was evidently killed by another patient in the early hours of Saturday. The alleged killer had been taken to the Klarov teaching hospital by police after becoming aggressive and threatening members of his own family, the website of TV Nova reported. Another news website reported that he kicked the victim of the attack to death. The man, who is 36, is being held at a medical facility in Prague 8 and is currently not in a condition to answer questions, the police said.