Crime & Safety
Elderly New Hampshire Man Charged With Stabbing Nurse At Hospital
David Nichols of Greenville, NH, was accused of stabbing an ER nurse at Heywood Hospital in Gardner, Massachusetts, according to police.
GARDNER, MA — A 76-year-old Greenville man has been arrested and charged after being accused of stabbing a nurse at Heywood Hospital in Gardner, Massachusetts, Monday evening, police said in a news release.
The stabbing occurred at around 8 p.m. in the hospital's emergency department, according to police. Police did not share an update on the nurse's condition.
The accused, David Nichols, has been charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and attempted murder, police said.
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Nichols was held on $10,000 cash bond and will be arraigned in the Gardner District Court Tuesday.
Patch reached out to the Gardner Police Department for more information.
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