A nurse’s refusal to perform CPR on a dying 87-year-old woman, despite desperate pleas from an emergency dispatcher, has triggered a criminal investigation.

A nurse’s refusal to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a dying 87-year-old woman despite desperate pleas from an emergency dispatcher has prompted outrage and triggered a criminal investigation.

Robert Downey Jr could spend six months in a drug treatment centre following his latest run-in with the law.