US - A 69-year-old
nurse, Evelyn Lynch at Brooklyn's Brookdale Hospital was beaten to the point of
unconsciousness on Friday by a patient after she went to remove his catheter
inside his private room.
The incident which took place at about
4:30pm left the nurse with fractures to the face, hemorrhaging and chest
contusions as a and she is said to be battling for her life.
Police say the 40-year-old patient,
Kwincii Jones was about to leave the hospital Friday afternoon when he became
agitated, struck the nurse on the head and knocked her to the floor. She was
unconscious as he kicked her about the face and head, causing serious injuries.
A fellow nurse who must have heard the
commotion called for help which arrived swiftly. The nurse was rushed to Kings
County Hospital Center where she later underwent brain surgery and is on a long
road to recovery.
Kwiinci was said to have locked himself
in a bathroom where he was held by security until police officers arrived and
taken to 67th Precinct police station on Saturday where he now faces
second-degree assault and attempted murder charges.
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