In St. Petersburg, a case was opened after a man attacked people in a hospital with a knife

“The Investigation Department for the Kolpinsky District initiated a criminal case on the grounds of a crime under Part 3 of Art.

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105 of the Criminal Code of Russia (attempted murder of two or more persons out of hooligan motives), in relation to a man born in 1987, ”the agency said in a statement.

According to the investigation, on the night of July 25, the patient attacked four other patients for no apparent reason and inflicted at least nine stabs on their torso and head with a knife.

The hospital staff knocked the knife out of the hands of the attacker, pressed the panic button, and until the arrival of the National Guard squad, they themselves restrained the aggressive man.

Soon he was detained by law enforcement officers.

Earlier it was reported that a convicted patient from a hospital in Kolpino injured four people undergoing treatment.