Even with his legs in casts, he managed to attack the emergency room medical staff.

It happened at the San Martino Hospital in Oristano. The Oristano State Police arrested a 54-year-old man with multiple criminal convictions and mental health issues. He first attacked a doctor in the psychiatric ward where he was admitted, and then the patrol officers who intervened to restrain him.

Numerous interventions were also carried out in the psychiatric ward in the following days where the The man was guarded for a long time by police officers . First subjected to compulsory medical treatment and then arrested in flagrante delicto, he was finally taken by Mobile Squad personnel to prison in Uta , where there is a dedicated unit for these cases.

The arrest in flagrante delicto was made possible thanks to the implementation of new legislation introduced to protect healthcare workers, which allows the precautionary measure to be carried out within 48 hours of the incident, provided it is confirmed by video surveillance footage.

The man is now charged with assault, mischief, and assault on a public official.

(Unioneonline)

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