Overview

• Police report a total of twelve detainees linked to the June disturbance in the hospital’s Neurology ward.
• Four were held at the scene and eight later in Operation Higia, with all placed before the judiciary and accused of public disorder and injuries, and all have prior criminal records.
• About twenty relatives of an 80-year-old patient forced entry to a restricted area, insulting and threatening staff who barricaded themselves.
• Responding officers were struck by thrown furniture and other objects, leaving three injured, including one with a broken tooth.
• Regional leaders will deploy private security at continuous-care points within six months, add wearable alarms and panic buttons, install cameras, limit companions to one adult, require staff training, and adopt an incident protocol.