Prosecutor Seeks Custody for Man Accused of Assaulting Nurse at Kramare Hospital

Bratislava, 16 October (TASR) - A prosecutor of Bratislava III District Prosecutor's Office has proposed remanding in custody F.Sch. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons], who has been charged in connection with attack on a nurse at a hospital in Bratislava's borough of Kramare, Bratislava Region Prosecutor's Office spokesperson Gabriela Kovacova has informed TASR, adding that his proposal will be decided on by a pre-trial judge of Bratislava I Municipal Court. The prosecutor filed the motion on Thursday (15 October) evening, requesting that F.Sch. should be remanded in custody on the grounds that there is a flight risk and in order to prevent further offending. F.Sch. has been charged with the offences of disorderly conduct and bodily harm against a protected person, namely a health-care professional, Prosecutor-General (PG) Maros Zilinka has posted on social media, while also condemning attacks on health-care staff. "Attacks on health-care workers, who help others every day, are in stark contradiction with basic morality and humanity, and they'll be treated accordingly," he added. Bratislava University Hospital announced on Thursday that a drunk man physically assaulted a 23-year-old nurse in the accident and emergency department of its Kramare hospital on Tuesday (13 October). The nurse sustained facial injuries, scratches, bruising and swelling, as well as psychological harm. The police charged a 63-year-old Austrian man regarding the incident. ko/df