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Patient arrested after assaulting nurse at Kailua hospital

Police arrested a 53-year-old woman who allegedly assaulted a 34-year-old nurse who was treating her at a Kailua hospital.

Police said the patient was receiving treatment at the hospital and the nurse was attending to her when she physically assaulted her at 4:45 a.m. today, causing pain.

Police arrested the woman at 10 a.m. today on suspicion of second-degree assault, and she remains in police custody.

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