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Nurse assaulted in Brisbane hospital ward

Police have charged a female patient who allegedly assaulted a 62-year-old nurse at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital.

The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
A woman will face court accused of assaulting a nurse at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. (AAP)

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A woman will face court accused of assaulting a nurse at a Brisbane hospital.

Police say the 62-year-old nurse was assaulted by a female patient in a ward at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital on Saturday.

A 44-year-old woman will face the Brisbane Magistrates Court next month on one count each of serious assault of a public officer performing function causing bodily harm, wilful damage and possession of a knife in a public place.


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