A TEENAGER was arrested on suspicion of murder after a fellow patient in his 60s was killed and another was hurt in an attack at a mental hospital.

       Police were called following reports of a serious assault at Parklands Hospital, Basingstoke, and arrested the 18-year-old patient.

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       A man in his 60s died after the fatal attack, as police arrested an 18-year-old Credit: Google Maps

       A man in his 60s was tragically pronounced dead at the scene at the mental health facility run by Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust.

       A second man, also aged in his 60s, was assaulted and taken to Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital as a precaution.

       He has been discharged since the attack at 4am on November 27.

       Cops arrested an 18-year-old man on suspicion of murder and attempted murder and is currently detained under the Mental Health Act.

       Enquiries are ongoing, police said.

       Parklands Hospital - which is on the same site as Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital - is home to four adult mental health wards.

       A Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust spokesperson said: “Our thoughts are with those affected and we are supporting patients and staff at the hospital.

       "We are fully cooperating with the police investigation.”