In a private breast health centre in Karaganda, a man attacked a medical worker. The Police Department of the Karaganda Region has opened a criminal case over the use of violence against a healthcare facility employee.
According to the Telegram channel «HALYQSTAN», a 42-year-old man came to the clinic with his wife and children. At some point, he tried to enter a staff room, broke down the door and attacked a nurse. The woman sustained numerous injuries, including a concussion. The victim was hospitalised.
Witnesses claim the incident lasted about 20 minutes: the man broke fingers, pulled out hair and bit.
The detained man was placed in a psychoneurological dispensary. The police confirmed that the progress of the investigation is under the special supervision of the Department of Internal Affairs leadership.
It has become known that the suspect's relatives are trying to negotiate a settlement, citing that the man is ‘a good husband and father of three children’.
Recall that earlier a similar incident occurred at the Kostanay Regional Hospital involving a doctor after he had completed a complex operation. The surgeon went down to the admissions department to continue examining patients when one of those waiting struck him on the head. The medic lost consciousness and was taken to intensive care in a serious condition.
Incidentally, shortly after these cases, the Minister of Health Akmara Alnazarova appealed to Kazakh citizens to stop violence against medical workers.
‘It is impossible to imagine the pain and humiliation, the helplessness and fear of a doctor and nurse who are saving your children, parents and loved ones, in the midst of unbridled, unjustified aggression,’ the statement said.
The Minister noted that in September, legislative changes will be introduced in Parliament regarding the tightening of responsibility for attacks on medical workers. According to her, such actions should be regarded not as a domestic incident, but as a threat to public safety.
‘Due to the increasing number of attacks on medical workers, together with the Minister of Internal Affairs, we have come to a decision to urgently strengthen around-the-clock posts in the admissions departments of emergency hospitals, children's and perinatal centres,’ the statement said.
Alnazarova emphasised that medical institutions must ensure safety measures — video surveillance, security and panic buttons.