Crime & Safety
Nurse Kicked In The Face At Upper East Side Hospital: Police
A man was arrested after a Weill Cornell nurse was kicked in the face at her workplace on Monday evening, officials said.
UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A nurse was kicked in the face inside her Upper East Side hospital by a 66-year-old man on Monday evening, police said.
Salomon Tossas, 66, was arrested and charged with second degree assault following the attack, according to officials.
The assault took place inside Weill Cornell Medical Center on Monday at around 5:45 p.m., police said.
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Officials had no details to offer regarding what led to the attack, but noted that the man appeared ill. A police spokesperson could not confirm that he was a patient at the hospital.
The nurse said she had pain around her face after the kick, police told Patch.
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Authorities added that Tossas did not have an address and appears to currently be homeless.
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