A nurse is fighting for her life after being stabbed at hospital in Greater Manchester hospital.
A man is being held on suspicion of attempted murder following the shocking incident at the Royal Oldham Hospital.
The incident took place at around 11.30pm last night (Saturday).
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said: “it’s believed that a member of the public attacked a member of staff.”
The victim, a woman in her 50s, remains in hospital for treatment for her ‘serious’ injuries, which are believed to be ‘life-changing’ the force said.
Manchester Evening is reporting that it happened in the A+E department of the hospital and that the victim, a nurse, was attacked with a ‘sharp instrument’, that wasn’t a knife.
A 37 year-old man was “swiftly arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder” GMP said.
He remains in custody for questioning.
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