A cancer patient was violently assaulted outside a hospital after allegedly refusing to give a stranger a cigarette. The patient had stepped outside St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs for a break in between his cancer treatment. The patient had stepped outside St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs (pictured) for a break in between his cancer treatmentThe screams of an innocent nurse weren't enough to stop the alleged attacker, who eventually fled after a group of doctors and nurses rushed to patient's aid. Police arrested a man nearby at Green Park after a brief struggle and we was refused bail to appear before Parramatta Local court later today. The cancer patient suffered internal injuries and is undergoing treatment at St Vincent's Hospital.

Source: Daily Mail July 10, 2020 23:24 UTC