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Doctor stabbed in city practice | Doctor stabbed in city practice |
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A doctor is being treated in hospital after she was stabbed in her surgery. | A doctor is being treated in hospital after she was stabbed in her surgery. |
Dr Helen Jackson, 56, was assaulted at the practice at 91, Hyndland Road in the west end of Glasgow at about 0950 BST, Strathclyde Police said. | |
She was taken to the city's Western Infirmary after receiving wounds to her body. Her condition is described as stable. | She was taken to the city's Western Infirmary after receiving wounds to her body. Her condition is described as stable. |
Her injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. Police said a man is helping them with their inquiries. | Her injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. Police said a man is helping them with their inquiries. |
One elderly resident, who did not want to be named, said: "It is really quite frightening to think that something like this could happen in such a normally nice area. No-one could believe it when they were first told." | |
Despite the incident in the morning, the surgery was open to patients as normal in the afternoon. |