Patient charged for assaulting nurse

On March 30, 2022 the Kawartha Lakes Police responded to the Ross Memorial Hospital to investigate an alleged assault. The investigating officer learned that a patient had thrown a glass, striking a nurse in the head. The patient has been charged with assault and will appear at the Ontario Court of Justice, located at 440 Kent Street West in Lindsay at a later date to answer to the charges. The name of the accused is not being released at this time.