Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Lyndsay Armstrong and Michael Tutton
Publication Date: January 29, 2025 - 17:58
Armed patient allegedly injures three hospital staff in Halifax emergency room
January 29, 2025
Three hospital employees were injured in what Nova Scotia’s health minister says was an armed assault by a patient Wednesday afternoon at the Halifax Infirmary emergency department.Halifax police say they responded to a weapons complaint at the hospital and took one person into custody. Two sources said the weapon used was a knife, but they could not confirm how many of the injured were stabbed.
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