Woman punches nurse and spits at hospital security guards in latest coronavirus frontline attack

Louise Adams, 58, has been charged with three assaults on emergency service workers at Royal Bolton Hospital in Farnworth, Greater Manchester.

Officers from Greater Manchester Police were called to the Royal Bolton Hospital on Saturday afternoon after a nurse was reportedly punched in the stomach.

It comes amid a spate of shocking attacks on the hero frontline workers who go to work every day to battle the coronavirus.

The incident was reported on the Facebook page of GMP’s Bolton South team.

Officers said – On Saturday, April 4, police were called to the Bolton Hospital to a report that a member of the public had punched a nurse and spat at two security guards.

Louise Adams 58-years-old has now been charged with three counts of assaulting emergency services workers.

She has been remanded in police custody until the next available court, the officers said.

There have been numerous reports of incidents involving NHS workers and police officers since the coronavirus lockdown began.

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