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July assault case nets suspect

A nurse was assaulted at the regional hospital while providing care to the patient in July.
Thunder Bay Police Service 2018

THUNDER BAY - An assault case dating back to July now has a suspect in custody. 

A nurse was assaulted at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre on July 17 while attending to a patient.

Police report that the nurse was struck by the patient to whom she was providing medical care and subsequently suffered a concussion from the incident. 

Officers were dispatched to a home on August 5 and identified the suspect, who was placed under arrest. 

A 35-year-old Thunder Bay woman has been charged with assault and two counts of failing to comply with probation orders. She has since been remanded into custody. 



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