By Jonathan McCambridge, PA
Police in Northern Ireland investigating allegations of ill-treatment of patients at Muckamore Abbey Hospital have arrested a 56-year-old woman.
The woman was detained on Thursday in the Antrim area.
Seven people have previously been informed they are to be prosecuted for a range of offences, including ill-treatment and wilful neglect of patients at the hospital in Co Antrim.
A 56 year-old woman has been arrested by detectives investigating allegations of ill-treatment of patients at Muckamore Abbey hospital.
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