Horror ensued at the Thane Municipal Hospital (TMH) on Tuesday morning after a psychologically ill patient murdered another by repeatedly striking him with an aluminum spoon. The Wagale Estate police have registered a murder case against the accused.

However, they will finish the case after taking a copy of the medical certificate of the accused, since the police have decided to not subject the accused to a criminal trial or imprisonment. The incident occurred at 5 am in Ward no 18, when attendant Prasad Nikumb was serving tea to the patients. The ward houses 55 chronically ill patients suffering from various psychological illnesses.