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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Eleanor Barlow

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Man attacks hospital staff with weapon after being denied appointment | History Defined

Newton Community Hospital in Newton-le-Willows - (Google Street View)

An alleged attack by a man with a metal bar who was denied a hospital appointment left six people needing treatment for injuries including head lacerations, police said.

According to a Merseyside Police spokesman, a man had been detained under the Mental Health Act following his arrest at Newton Community Hospital in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, where the incident took place on Tuesday.

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