An employee at the hospital, who the Herald has agreed not to name, said a man entered the ED about 11pm on Saturday.
He allegedly approached the receptionist and asked where his “wife” was being treated. When told, the man entered a cubicle, pulled a machete out from his hoodie and struck another man who was accompanying the female patient in the head.
“There was a lot of blood - as with all head wounds - [on the] walls, floor [and] hallway,” the employee said.
The female patient and a junior doctor allegedly disarmed the man after the attack. The assailant then stood with his hands behind his back and surrendered to police when they arrived.
Oh no, nutjob alert… The last thing an ED department needs is this shit. Mental health strikes again but it’ll be interesting to see the politicians wash it all away with platitudes as usual
Nah, this reeks of abusive partner getting revenge on the dude helping his victim.
Given the brazeness of the attack and the machete, probably a gang-member.
Is gang membership an aggravating factor or has that legislation not come in to effect yet?
Why would our politicians be directly involved in this in the first place?