A 25-year-old man is facing assault charges after police say he tried to strangle a nurse in the Montreal General Hospital's emergency room early Saturday. The incident occurred in the area of the ER designated for psychiatric emergencies, according to Richard Fahey, director of communications at the MUHC. Jean-Pierre Brabant,Police say the patient attacked the 34-year-old nurse and choked her, but she was able to push him off. A hospital attendant tried to intervene and the patient assaulted her as well, Brabant said. Calling it a "tragic" incident, Fahey said the security protocols were launched in order to subdue the patient, and that support has been offered to the staff affected.

Source: CBC News September 04, 2017 11:48 UTC