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Eleanor Barlow

REVEALED: Six treated for injuries after attack in hospital | Rare Historical Photos

Police outside Newton Community Hospital in Merseyside, a man allegedly attacked hospital staff with a weapon which police say may have been a crowbar after he was denied an appointment (Eleanor Barlow/PA) - (PA Wire)

Six people were treated for injuries including head lacerations after an alleged attack by a man with a metal bar who was denied a hospital appointment, police said.

A Merseyside Police spokesman said a man who was arrested at Newton Community Hospital in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, following the incident on Tuesday had been detained under the Mental Health Act.

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