Registered nurse, 65, accused of attempted murder 'for injecting FECES into husband's IV

An Arizona woman has been charged with attempted murder after police say she injected fecal matter into her hospitalized husband’s IV line.

Rosemary Vogel, of Sun Lakes, was arrested Thursday after a nurse caught the 65-year-old handling her husband’s IV line, which was found to contain a brown substance, police said.

A hospital lab test identified the matter in the IV line as feces, and a trace amount of the same brown substance also was found in the needle of an otherwise empty syringe found in Vogel’s purse, according to police.

When it was searched in the hospital, Vogel’s pocketbook contained a total of three syringes, including two with a clear liquid, police said. 

Records showed that Mrs Vogel is a registered nurse who formerly worked at the hospital, Chandler Regional Medical Center.

Investigators plan to conduct forensic tests on all the materials involved over the next week or two, police Sgt. Joe Favazzo said. 

However, the hospital had to test the brown substance in the IV line immediately for treatment purposes.

‘The lab came back with fecal matter,’ he said.

The incident occurred after the 66-year-old man had undergone a heart procedure. He’s expected to survive that, as well as the alleged attempt on his life.

Police have yet to determine the motive behind the attack. Mrs Vogel declined to be interviewed by police and asked for an attorney.

SOURCE-DAILYM