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A nurse was sexually attacked as she used a hospital toilet while on duty, police have revealed. | |
The woman was assaulted at the Princess Royal University Hospital in Orpington in south-east London. | The woman was assaulted at the Princess Royal University Hospital in Orpington in south-east London. |
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "We are investigating a sexual assault on a woman in a toilet at a hospital that occurred at around 1830 on Saturday." | A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "We are investigating a sexual assault on a woman in a toilet at a hospital that occurred at around 1830 on Saturday." |
Detectives from Bromley CID said they are looking for a white man with a London accent. | |
Additional security has been put in place within the hospital while the incident is being investigated, Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust confirmed. | Additional security has been put in place within the hospital while the incident is being investigated, Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust confirmed. |
"We continue to work with our partner organisations to ensure the protection of staff," said a trust spokeswoman. | "We continue to work with our partner organisations to ensure the protection of staff," said a trust spokeswoman. |
A quarter of all prosecutions involving violence against NHS staff were in London, according to figures released by the NHS in November. | |
The statistics found that 219 people were prosecuted for attacking hospital staff in the city in 2004. |