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Police investigating after two attacks in two days at Tewksbury hospital - Boston News, Weather, Sports

Police said the patient struck a mental health worker twice and was charged with assault and battery on a health care worker.

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Police say a nurse was assaulted at Tewksbury State Hospital Friday morning. Tewksbury police say around 9:49 a.m., they responded to the hospital after it was reported a staff member was assaulted by a patient. When they arrived, police found a male patient who was secured to a chair and administered medication before they got there. Police say an investigation showed the patient went up to the nurses’ station and was acting erratically. When a…

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NBC Boston broke the news in Boston, United States on Friday, April 17, 2026.
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