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| Royston Jones trial: Doctor saved ward attack nurse's life | |
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| A doctor saved the life of a nurse who was being strangled at a hospital unit by her jealous husband, Newport Crown Court heard. | A doctor saved the life of a nurse who was being strangled at a hospital unit by her jealous husband, Newport Crown Court heard. |
| Consultant anaesthetist Edward Curtis said he tackled Royston Jones as he throttled his wife, Claire, at Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny. | Consultant anaesthetist Edward Curtis said he tackled Royston Jones as he throttled his wife, Claire, at Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny. |
| Mr Jones, 39, from Brynmawr denies attempted murder last September. | Mr Jones, 39, from Brynmawr denies attempted murder last September. |
| Dr Curtis, 45, told the trial how he tackled a bare-chested Mr Jones who claimed he had a hand grenade. | Dr Curtis, 45, told the trial how he tackled a bare-chested Mr Jones who claimed he had a hand grenade. |
| He said: "I saw the man charging. Nurses were screaming 'he's going to kill her'. | He said: "I saw the man charging. Nurses were screaming 'he's going to kill her'. |
| "I could see Claire on the ground and he was on top of her with both hands around her neck. | "I could see Claire on the ground and he was on top of her with both hands around her neck. |
| "Her face was turning to blue-grey and she wasn't moving and he was saying words like 'kill' and 'die'. | "Her face was turning to blue-grey and she wasn't moving and he was saying words like 'kill' and 'die'. |
| "I wrestled with him and managed to pull him off but his knee caught me with considerable force and stunned me." | "I wrestled with him and managed to pull him off but his knee caught me with considerable force and stunned me." |
| Nurses on the intensive care unit managed to move Mrs Jones, 35, into a side ward where a seriously ill patient was hooked up to oxygen - but Mr Jones allegedly renewed his attack. | Nurses on the intensive care unit managed to move Mrs Jones, 35, into a side ward where a seriously ill patient was hooked up to oxygen - but Mr Jones allegedly renewed his attack. |
| Dr Curtis said: "He got her in a head lock and tried to strangle her again but I managed to grab his arms." | Dr Curtis said: "He got her in a head lock and tried to strangle her again but I managed to grab his arms." |
| Mrs Jones was treated for a swollen neck and throat, elbow and back injuries. | Mrs Jones was treated for a swollen neck and throat, elbow and back injuries. |
| The case continues. | The case continues. |