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==Murders== Upon arrival for a May 9th, 2014 night shift at St Andrews Village Haines was informed of the complaints by Darragh and Spencer, and that a third complaint was pending.<ref name=SMHjailed/> It was her sixth shift at the facility and she was reminded of the restrictions on her licence.<ref name=SMHHistory/> Darragh and Spencer were found unresponsive by staff the following morning from apparent strokes.<ref name=SMHjailed/> Emergency services rushed to the scene but both died before help arrived.<ref name=StarAppears/> They were later formally declared dead in hospital.<ref name=SCDLismore>[https://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/woman-accused-ballina-murders-lismore-trial/3019111/ Woman accused of Ballina murders to face Lismore trial] - Chris Calcino writing for ''The Sunshine Couast Daily'', May 2016</ref> A third resident, Marjorie Patterson, 88, complained of waking during the same night to find Haines assaulting her by giving her unneeded painkillers.<ref name=ABCbail/><ref name=StarAppears/> Police believe she would have died had she not woken.<ref name=SMHallegedly>[http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/nurse-megan-haines-allegedly-killed-patients-after-complaints-against-her-20140708-zt0a5.html Nurse Megan Haines allegedly killed patients after complaints against her] - Rose Powell writing for ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', July 2014</ref> A May 13 meeting was meanwhile set up between Haines and her managers to discuss the complaints against her.<ref name=SMHknew/> Routine tests showed insulin had been injected into both victims, poisoning them, and on May 15th detectives arrived at Haines's North Coast home to search it and question her.<ref name=SMHknew/> Detectives from Sydney's homicide team and Richmond Local Area Command combined forces to form Strike Force Odimi to investigate the attacks on sleeping elderly women.<ref name=StarAppears/> The only injuries on the deceased were needle marks on their arms.<ref name=SMHallegedly/>
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