A patient being treated in the same hospital as the victims of the mass stabbing in Reading has told how a 'shaken' nurse broke the news to him.
Allister Smith was being seen in the out-of-hours department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, shortly after the attack in a park in the Berkshire town on Saturday evening.
Three people died and three people were seriously injured after they were stabbed at around 7pm. Two people with stab wounds were rushed to the Royal Berkshire Hospital and were being treated in the emergency department.
Two air ambulances landed at the scene and armed officers and a police helicopter were among the large presence. Mr Smith told BBC Radio Live 5: "I was being seen by a nurse who was taking my vitals.
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