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| Woman sought following stabbing at Ailsa Hospital in Ayr | Woman sought following stabbing at Ailsa Hospital in Ayr |
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| Police say they are seeking a woman in connection with a stabbing in the grounds of a hospital in Ayr. | Police say they are seeking a woman in connection with a stabbing in the grounds of a hospital in Ayr. |
| A female community support worker, 42, is being treated for serious injuries, which are not life-threatening. | A female community support worker, 42, is being treated for serious injuries, which are not life-threatening. |
| A woman has been arrested on what police described as an unrelated matter but she is said to be "a person of interest in the inquiry". | |
| Detectives said the site at Ailsa Hospital was no longer on a security lockdown. | |
| They are asking for the public's help to find a woman who was seen leaving the area shortly after the incident. She was wearing a dark woolly hat and a dark jacket. | They are asking for the public's help to find a woman who was seen leaving the area shortly after the incident. She was wearing a dark woolly hat and a dark jacket. |
| 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 10.00am 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 10.00am and has information about a woman who was seen leaving the area shortly after the 42-year-old woman was stabbed." |
| The woman is described as being about 5ft 2in to 5ft 3in tall, of slight build with a pale complexion. She was wearing a dark woolly hat and a dark jacket. | The woman is described as being about 5ft 2in to 5ft 3in tall, of slight build with a pale complexion. She was wearing a dark woolly hat and a dark jacket. |
| Supt Shaw confirmed the victim had received treatment in hospital and was now "sitting up in bed and speaking with detectives". | |
| He said: "She doesn't have any life-threatening injuries, but obviously this has been a very traumatic time for her." | |
| He said the hospital was now open as normal, but there were "increased high-visibility patrols in the area to reassure patients, staff and the wider public." | He said the hospital was now open as normal, but there were "increased high-visibility patrols in the area to reassure patients, staff and the wider public." |
| Police officers are checking CCTV and carrying out door-to-door inquiries in an effort to find the woman. Earlier, the police helicopter was being used. | Police officers are checking CCTV and carrying out door-to-door inquiries in an effort to find the woman. Earlier, the police helicopter was being used. |
| NHS Ayrshire and Arran initially said no members of staff, patients or visitors would be allowed to leave the site. The lockdown was lifted at 13:00, however a car park in front of Addiction Services remains closed. | NHS Ayrshire and Arran initially said no members of staff, patients or visitors would be allowed to leave the site. The lockdown was lifted at 13:00, however a car park in front of Addiction Services remains closed. |
| The local MSP, John Scott, told Holyrood during First Minister's Questions that a nurse had been stabbed by a patient. | The local MSP, John Scott, told Holyrood during First Minister's Questions that a nurse had been stabbed by a patient. |
| First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: "The health secretary has been able to advise me and our understanding is, let me stress this is our understanding, that injuries sustained by a nurse are not life-threatening. | First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: "The health secretary has been able to advise me and our understanding is, let me stress this is our understanding, that injuries sustained by a nurse are 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." | "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." |
| In a statement, the Royal College of Nursing said: "Our thoughts are with the nurse and her family and colleagues. The safety of patients and staff must be the priority at this time." | In a statement, the Royal College of Nursing said: "Our thoughts are with the nurse and her family and colleagues. The safety of patients and staff must be the priority at this time." |