Authorities in New Jersey say two nurses and a physician assistant have been stabbed in a pediatric intensive care unit
By means ofThe Associated Press
December 8, 2023, 12:18 PM
NEWARK NJ– Two nurses and a physician assistant were stabbed Friday in a pediatric intensive care unit in New Jersey, suffering lacerations. A woman has been arrested and charged in the attack, authorities said.
It happened around 7 a.m. Friday at Newark Beth Israel Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, as a result of a “domestic dispute” involving two visitors to the hospital's pediatric intensive care unit, according to a statement the hospital posted on social media .
Firdousi Abdul-Hakim, 37, then attacked the hospital workers, who are in stable condition, said Fritz Fragé, Newark's public safety director. Abdul-Hakim is charged with aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.
Abdul-Hakim was immediately arrested and no patients or family members were injured, the hospital said.
The injured nurses and medical resident were not identified.
The 655-bed facility is a teaching hospital with more than 800 physicians and 3,200 employees and dates back to 1901.