After a 66-year-old man was taken to hospital for life threatening injuries following an attack from another patient at the Waterford hospital on Thursday evening, police arrested 30-year-old Thomas Parsley for attempted murder and assault with a weapon. Today, police confirmed the 66-year-old succumbed to his injuries, and now Thomas Parsley is facing second degree murder.

He is scheduled to appear in court today to hear to his latest charges.

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