Witnesses described how a man allegedly attacked patients in the waiting room.
Police at the scene on Friday evening(Image: Michael Anderson)
Police have issued an update after three people were allegedly attacked at a hospital A&E. Witnesses described the scenes as a man allegedly began assaulting patients in the waiting room at Royal Bolton Hospital on Friday afternoon.
Michael Anderson, who was at the scene, said he and a nurse pinned the suspect down before security later arrived. As reported by the Manchester Evening News, he alleged that an elderly man was ‘punched in the face’ before another man who tried to intervene allegedly had ‘part of their ear bitten off’.
The 34-year-old said: “My pregnant girlfriend was panicking, so I went in and tried to put [the alleged attacker] on the floor. I pulled him up off the man he was latching on to and threw him back down, got on top of him and restrained him. A male nurse came to help.
“It was honestly like a bomb had gone off afterwards. There were just people in disbelief. It was hard to grasp what had just happened.”
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Police said on Saturday that a 22-year-old, understood to be a white British male, was arrested on suspicion of assault and racially aggravated public order and has been detained under the Mental Health Act.
In a statement Greater Manchester Police said a man in his 30s suffered serious injuries to his ear, while a woman in her 40s and a man in his 70s were treated at the scene for minor injuries.
Det Chief Insp Mike Sharples said: “We understand that an incident of this nature has caused concern for members of the public who were in hospital at the time, staff and the wider community.
“Officers are continuing to engage with staff and patients at the hospital to conduct a thorough investigation into the circumstances of the incident.”
Anyone with information is asked to call 101 or visit the GMP website quoting log number 2055 January 2 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.