Patient Assaults Another Patient at Tewksbury Hospital, Officials Say

Patient assaults another patient at Tewksbury Hospital, officials say

Police said a 45-year-old patient assaulted another patient with a sharp object after accusing him of stealing.

Patient charged in connection with attack at Tewksbury State Hospital - Boston News, Weather, Sports

A patient was arrested and charged in connection with an attack on another patient at Tewksbury State Hospital Monday afternoon, according to police. Tewksbury Police were called to the Nichols Building on the hospital campus for a report of an assault at approximately 2:05 p.m. The Nichols Building houses a second step detox run by Beth Israel Lahey Health. A preliminary investigation suggests a 45-year-old patient assaulted another patient wit…

1 patient accused of attacking another at Tewksbury Hospital

A patient at Tewksbury Hospital was arrested Monday after allegedly attacking another patient with a sharp object, police in the Massachusetts town said. The attack is the latest in a series of incidents reported since a controversial policy change earlier this month barred security personnel at the state-run hospital from carrying or using defensive tactical weapons like pepper gel, batons or handcuffs. Officers responded shortly after 2 p.m. M…