Charges laid after paramedic assaulted at Halifax hospital, police say
Global News
The Nova Scotia Paramedics Union said late Friday night that a paramedic was assaulted at the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Halifax.
The Nova Scotia Paramedics Union said late Friday night that a paramedic was assaulted at the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Halifax.
Union representative Kevin MacMullin told Global News there were no injuries to the paramedic.
“Our paramedics are only out there to help patients,” MacMullin said.
“They’re doing the best they can under trying circumstances these days, and we can’t afford to have one of them assaulted and then off work. We’re short-staffed as it is.“
In a Saturday afternoon release, police confirmed that a paramedic was assaulted just before 8:30 p.m. Friday night at the emergency department at the QEII.
Police said it was reported that a patient brought to the hospital, an adult man, was “physically aggressive and throwing objects, striking a paramedic.”
Shortly after, police arrived to the scene and arrested the 33-year-old man.
He was charged with assault and assault with a weapon, and released as he awaits his court appearance.