22 Nov 2011

Sydney nursing home fire death toll up to nine

5:50 pm on 22 November 2011

The death toll from the fire at a Sydney nursing home last Friday morning is now nine.

Police say 90-year-old Neeltje Valkay died at Liverpool Hospital on Tuesday morning.

A woman, 96, who had been in a critical condition since the fire, died in hospital on Monday night.

About 90 residents from the home are being cared for in emergency accommodation around Sydney.

A nurse, Roger Dean, 35, faces four charges of murder over the fire and is due to appear in court in Paramatta again on Thursday. Further charges are expected.

The names of seven of the nine people to die have been released.

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