He attacked doctors and nurses, armed with a knife, before being subdued with a taser: it happened this morning at San Bortolo Hospital in Vicenza. According to initial information, the man is a 53-year-old patient who had been discharged a few days ago from the psychiatry ward at San Bortolo. Law enforcement intervention occurred after several tense moments. He was in the emergency room for toxicology tests.

The alarm was raised by paramedics. The man is a known patient of the ULSS 8 Berica health services. "No company employees or other users were injured," the management of San Bortolo said. The man who committed the crime, after being stopped by officers, was taken to the emergency room for a medical evaluation and continued treatment.

" I thank the healthcare workers present at the time , who handled the situation as best they could without causing panic," commented Patrizia Simionato, Director General of the ULSS. "The State Police were also there, responding both with the officers stationed inside the hospital and with a patrol that arrived to support them."

(Unioneonline)