Crime & Safety
Assault and Battery Suspect Arrested at Needham's Beth Israel Hospital
A Franklin resident was arrested for assaulting an emergency room worker.

Needham police arrested a female suspect at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital following an early morning altercation over the weekend.
Around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, officers were called to the hospital to deal with a combative female patient who was causing trouble in the emergency room.
After arriving at the hospital, officers learned an elderly worked had been assaulted. They arrested a 51-year-old woman from Franklin at the scene.
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The suspect was charged with assault and battery, assault and battery on elderly person, and assault and battery on a public employee.
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