A Halifax man faces charges including attempted murder after attacking health workers at the Halifax Infirmary's emergency room. Three workers were injured by a patient wielding a knife, according to police. The incident has sparked calls for increased security measures in hospitals.
The Halifax Infirmary hospital is pictured following a weapons complaint and three injuries to employees before Halifax Regional Police took a patient into custody, in Halifax, on Jan. 29.A Halifax man is facing charges including attempted murder after health workers were attacked at the Halifax Infirmary’s emergency room on Wednesday.
Nova Scotia’s public prosecution service said 32-year-old Nicholas Robert Coulombe of Halifax would be charged with one count of attempted murder, three counts of aggravated assault, three counts of assault with a weapon, and two counts of possession of a dangerous weapon for the purpose of committing a crime.
Oldfield said counselling had been arranged for hospital staff, and she confirmed that Nova Scotia Health had purchased five hand-held metal-detecting wands to enable staff to search for concealed weapons. “Training has already begun,” she said.
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