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Ontario doctor accused of murdering 89-year-old man in hospital has medical licence suspended

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WATCH ABOVE: Dr. Brian Nadler, a specialist in internal medicine, has been charged with first degree murder after being arrested at Hawkesbury District Hospital on Thursday. As Travis Dhanraj reports, police are investigating multiple suspicious deaths at the hospital where he worked. – Mar 27, 2021

An eastern Ontario doctor accused of murdering an 89-year-old man in hospital last week has had his medical licence suspended.

Dr. Brian Nadler was charged with first-degree murder by Ontario Provincial Police on Friday.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario says Nadler has now been suspended. It says it took immediate action to suspend Nadler’s licence after being notified of the allegations against him.

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“We recognize that this is an extraordinarily challenging time for the community,” reads a statement from CPSO.

The college says it’s working with police and that it will take whatever steps are necessary to protect the public.

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Police identified Nadler’s alleged victim as Albert Poidinger of Point-Claire, Que., on Monday.

Poidinger was pronounced dead on March 25 at the Hawkesbury and District General Hospital.

Police spokesman Bill Dickson said investigators were able to quickly gather evidence that allowed them to arrest Nadler and charge him with first-degree murder.

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