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Man charged after doctor stabbing | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
A 62-year-old man has been arrested after a doctor was stabbed at work in her surgery. | |
Dr Helen Jackson, 56, was assaulted at the practice in 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 injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. | |
The man is expected to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Friday. | |
Local people expressed shock when they heard about the incident. | |
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." | 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. | Despite the incident in the morning, the surgery was open to patients as normal in the afternoon. |