Troubled woman kicked nurse during treatment for ligature around neck

A troubled young woman lashed out at a nurse in the emergency department of a hospital as a ligature was being removed from her neck.

The woman, aged 25, of Cork Simon Community, pleaded guilty, yesterday, to a charge of assaulting the nurse at Cork University Hospital, on April 24.

Garda Breandán Hannafin said: “She was present at the A&E unit and she became aggressive and violent. She kicked and punched the member of staff. She continued to be aggressive afterwards.”