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Stabbing death in Vienna is Fairfax County’s 13th of 2019, matching 2018

With just a couple days remaining in 2019, Fairfax County Police reported the county’s 13th homicide of the year on Sunday morning, matching last year’s total.

Abdulloi Toshpulodzoda, 27, of Vienna, is suspected of stabbing Mohammed Hemmatian, 61, to death. The two lived together in a home near the intersection of Edglea Road and Brightlea Drive in Vienna.

Toshpulodzoda remained at the scene and was charged with murder. He is currently at the hospital in stable condition after suffering a medical emergency after his arrest.

Detectives continue to investigate what prompted Toshpulodzoda to stab Hemmatian. If you know anything that might help, police ask that you call the Major Crimes Bureau at 703-246-7800.

Va. health dept. improves nursing home inspection backlog, reforms sanction criteria for facilities

Stories of neglect in care or unsanitary living situations have plagued several of Virginia’s nursing home facilities in recent years and data backs up a lapse in oversight by state agencies.  With reform efforts underway, the Virginia Department of Health officials said they aim to adopt sanction criteria by the end of the year to rein in bad actors and get troubled facilities back on track.  As of July, 58% of Virginia’s nursing homes were overdue for inspections and 68 of Virginia’s 289 nursing homes were found to have serious deficiencies, according to ProPublica. Several of the state’s flagged facilities with numerous deficiencies also had high staffing turnover rates.  The issue has been salient among various healthcare spaces, including VDH. 
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