Prosecutors: Nurses beat mentally ill patient

Five nurses from a private hospital in Kunming, Yunnan province, who allegedly assaulted a mentally ill patient in January, were accused of intentional injury on Wednesday by local prosecutors.

The five nurses - four males and one female between 20 and 26 years old - at Daguan Hospital in Kunming's Xishan district stood on trial in Xishan People's District Court. The verdict will be released later.

On Jan 29, a woman surnamed Chen sent her mentally ill father, Li, to the psychiatry department of the hospital for rehabilitation.