Heather Pressdee

A former registered nurse waived her preliminary hearing Tuesday after she was accused of causing the death of two patients and the hospitalization of a third by insulin overdoses at Quality Life Services in Chicora.

Heather I. Pressdee, 40, of Natrona Heights, was charged May 25 by the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General with two counts of criminal homicide, one count of criminal attempted homicide, three felony counts of neglect of a care dependent person and one count of aggravated assault, and three misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment.

Pressdee is charged in connection to the deaths of a 55-year-old man and an 83-year-old man. The third victim, a 73-year-old man, survived after emergency hospitalization.

Pressdee appeared Tuesday before District Judge Lewis Stoughton for her preliminary hearing. Phillip DiLucente, defense attorney, requested a waiver of the hearing.