Nurse Stabbed: 76-Year-Old Charged In Central Mass Emergency Room Attack

A nurse at Heywood Hospital in Gardner was rushed to UMass Worcester for treatment after an elderly man stabbed them on Monday night, June 12, authorities said.

An elderly New Hampshire man stabbed a nurse in the emergency room at Heywood Hospital in Gardner on Monday night, June 12. It's unclear what sparked the altercation.
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Josh Lanier

06/13/2023 11:05 a.m.

David Nichols, 76, of Greenville, New Hampshire, is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and attempt to commit murder, Gardner police said. Nichols is being held on a $10,000 bail, officials said.

The attack happened around 8 p.m. in the emergency room of the Gardner hospital. Police have not said what Nichols allegedly used as a weapon during the attack or the extent of the nurse's injuries.

He will be arraigned Tuesday afternoon, officials said. More details should be made available then.

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