Bankstown hospital: Nurse allegedly tried to suffocate man with pillow - NEWS.com.au

A registered nurse is in custody accused of trying to suffocate a patient with a pillow at a hospital in Sydney’s southwest.

Local officers were contacted following reports the 50-year-old man “had assaulted a patient while on nightshift” at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital on Thursday.

“Police will allege in court that the man pushed a pillow into the face of an 80-year-old man and forcibly held him down before another a staff member intervened,” police said in a statement today.

The patient was treated for a cut to his arm “and his health is continuing to be monitored”.

The registered nurse was taken to Bankstown Police Station and charged with attempt to strangle/suffocate with intent to murder – carrying a maximum penalty of 25 years in jail if proven – and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

He was refused bail and is due to face Bankstown Local Court today.

Investigators have seized a number of items for forensic examination.

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2020-06-25 23:28:30Z
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