Region to give money to families of victim of hospital killer

The Vysocina regional authority is considering making a one-off financial "gift" to the families of those killed by an orderly at a hospital in Havlickuv Brod. Petr Zelenka has confessed to the killing of eight patients with a blood-thinning drug, while investigators say the real figure could be as high as 13. The regional governor Milos Vystrcil said on Sunday the money would be given before a court ruling on compensation, but after the facts of the case had been clearly established.