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Woodstock nurse charged with murder of 8 elderly patients appears in court

Click to play video: 'CAMH notified police about information from Woodstock nurse'
CAMH notified police about information from Woodstock nurse
WATCH ABOVE: (Oct 26, 2016) Elizabeth Wettlaufer was being treated at CAMH and officials from that agency contacted Toronto police. Mark Carcasole reports – Oct 26, 2016

WOODSTOCK, Ont. – A former nurse accused of killing eight seniors at two long-term care homes in southwestern Ontario had her court case put over until Jan. 13 after making a brief appearance in Woodstock, Ont., on Friday.

Elizabeth Wettlaufer is charged with eight counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of residents at nursing homes in Woodstock and London, Ont.

READ MORE: What we know about the Woodstock nurse charged with killing 8 nursing home residents

Police allege Wettlaufer used drugs to kill the seniors while she worked at the facilities between 2007 and 2014.

Her alleged victims have been identified as James Silcox, 84, Maurice Granat, 84, Gladys Millard, 87, Helen Matheson, 95, Mary Zurawinski, 96, Helen Young, 90, Maureen Pickering, 79, and Arpad Horvath, 75.

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Records from the College of Nurses of Ontario show Wettlaufer was first registered as a nurse in August 1995 but resigned Sept. 30, 2016, and is no longer a registered nurse.

Wettlaufer, who appeared via video link for a brief court hearing in Woodstock on Friday, is expected to attend her next court session in person.

VIDEO: Daughter of victim in Ontario nursing home killings speaks outside court

Click to play video: 'Daughter of victim in Ontario nursing home killings speaks outside court'
Daughter of victim in Ontario nursing home killings speaks outside court

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