Knife-wielding intruder attacks nurse

A male nurse was treated in hospital today after he was attacked by an intruder armed with a knife and needle at a psychiatric hospital in Co Laois.

Knife-wielding intruder attacks nurse

A male nurse was treated in hospital today after he was attacked by an intruder armed with a knife and needle at a psychiatric hospital in Co Laois.

The 30-year-old nurse suffered cuts to his arms and chest and was stabbed with the needle when his attacker broke into St Fintan’s Hospital, Portlaoise, in search of drugs.

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