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| Police appeal for witnesses after Ayr hospital stabbing | Police appeal for witnesses after Ayr hospital stabbing |
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| Police are appealing for information about a woman who was seen leaving the vicinity shortly after a 42-year-old woman was stabbed in a car park of Ailsa hospital in Ayr on Thursday morning. | Police are appealing for information about a woman who was seen leaving the vicinity shortly after a 42-year-old woman was stabbed in a car park of Ailsa hospital in Ayr on Thursday morning. |
| Two hospitals on the outskirts of Ayr on the west coast of Scotland were initially under lockdown as police responded to reports of a stabbing. | Two hospitals on the outskirts of Ayr on the west coast of Scotland were initially under lockdown as police responded to reports of a stabbing. |
| Staff and patients at University Hospital Ayr, a general hospital south-east of Ayr, and nearby Ailsa hospital, a smaller facility which specialises in mental health, psychiatry and addictions, were first told not to leave the site, but the lockdown was lifted by 1pm. | Staff and patients at University Hospital Ayr, a general hospital south-east of Ayr, and nearby Ailsa hospital, a smaller facility which specialises in mental health, psychiatry and addictions, were first told not to leave the site, but the lockdown was lifted by 1pm. |
| The injured woman, who is employed as a community support worker at the hospital, was taken to Ayr hospital for treatment, where her injuries were described by medical staff as being serious but stable. | The injured woman, who is employed as a community support worker at the hospital, was taken to Ayr hospital for treatment, where her injuries were described by medical staff as being serious but stable. |
| Both hospitals are now open as normal, although police officers are continuing to search the area, supported by a police helicopter team and dog handlers. | Both hospitals are now open as normal, although police officers are continuing to search the area, supported by a police helicopter team and dog handlers. |
| Supt Brian Shaw said: “I am urging anyone who witnessed the attack to get in touch with us. I am particularly keen to hear from anyone who was in the area around 10am and has information about a woman who was seen leaving the area shortly after the 42-year-old woman was stabbed.” | Supt Brian Shaw said: “I am urging anyone who witnessed the attack to get in touch with us. I am particularly keen to hear from anyone who was in the area around 10am and has information about a woman who was seen leaving the area shortly after the 42-year-old woman was stabbed.” |
| “She is described as being around 5ft 2in to 5ft 3in in height, slight build and pale complexion. She was wearing a dark woolly hat and a dark jacket. If you recognise her description or have information about her identity please call Police Scotland via 101.” | “She is described as being around 5ft 2in to 5ft 3in in height, slight build and pale complexion. She was wearing a dark woolly hat and a dark jacket. If you recognise her description or have information about her identity please call Police Scotland via 101.” |
| He added that officers were reviewing CCTV and carrying out door-to-door enquiries in an effort to identify the woman responsible. | He added that officers were reviewing CCTV and carrying out door-to-door enquiries in an effort to identify the woman responsible. |
| Asked about the incident at the hospitals during first minister’s questions in Holyrood on Thursday, Nicola Sturgeon told the chamber: “My understanding is that the injuries sustained [by the victim] were not life-threatening. The police are fully involved in this because, obviously, the safety of staff and patients are of the utmost importance and will be driving everything that is being done.” | Asked about the incident at the hospitals during first minister’s questions in Holyrood on Thursday, Nicola Sturgeon told the chamber: “My understanding is that the injuries sustained [by the victim] were not life-threatening. The police are fully involved in this because, obviously, the safety of staff and patients are of the utmost importance and will be driving everything that is being done.” |
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