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Man arrested for allegedly attacking Zarqa hospital nurse

By JT - Oct 28,2017 - Last updated at Oct 28,2017

AMMAN — Police personnel at Zarqa Public Hospital on Saturday arrested a man, in his 30s for allegedly attacking a nurse and destroying hospital equipment earlier in the day.

Hospital police officers handed over the man to a police station, prior to referring him to the attorney general, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Hospital Director Mahmoud Zreiqat said that the suspect, the husband of a patient admitted to the gynaecology department, allegedly destroyed equipment worth JD1,500 and reportedly smoked inside the facility. Zreiqat told Petra that the nurse is currently receiving treatment at the hospital and is in a fair condition. 

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