{"id":28852,"date":"2025-01-12T09:14:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T14:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=28852"},"modified":"2025-01-12T09:14:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T14:14:46","slug":"nurse-stabbed-at-hospital-ae-department-man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-attempted-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2025\/01\/12\/nurse-stabbed-at-hospital-ae-department-man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-attempted-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Nurse&#8217; stabbed at hospital A&#038;E department &#8211; man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A woman has suffered life-changing injuries after being stabbed by a member of the public at the accident and emergency department where she was working.<\/p>\n<p>The victim &#8211; believed to be a nurse in her 50s &#8211; was attacked at Royal Oldham Hospital in Greater Manchester, where she is now being treated.<\/p>\n<p>Officers were called at 11.30pm on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>A 37-year-old man is in custody after being &#8220;swiftly arrested at the scene&#8221; on suspicion of attempted murder, Greater Manchester Police said.<\/p>\n<p>Detectives are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident and say there is no threat to the wider public.<\/p>\n<p>Jim McMahon, the Labour MP for the area, described it as a &#8220;senseless attack&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>He posted on Facebook: &#8220;We are all shocked at the senseless attack on a nurse in the A&amp;E department of the Royal Oldham Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our thoughts are with the nurse, family and friends as we wish a full recovery.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Detective Sergeant Craig Roters said it was a &#8220;serious incident which has left a woman in a critical condition&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The victim&#8217;s family and colleagues will be supported, he added.<\/p>\n<p>The local community can expect to see an &#8220;increase in police presence&#8221; while enquiries are carried out, Mr Roters said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We know that news of this nature will come as a shock, and if you have any concerns or anything you would like to share, please speak to [officers].&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Source: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/sky-news-logo-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/sky-news-logo-1.png\" alt=\"Sky News\" width=\"100\" height=\"20\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/nurse-stabbed-at-hospital-aande-department-man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-attempted-murder-13287612\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news.sky.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">A woman has suffered life-changing injuries after being stabbed by a member of the public at the accident and emergency department where she was working. 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