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Twice the nurse was attacked by the same patient. At work and in my free time. Both cases were dropped by the police.

This year, the police in Oslo have closed more than 400 cases because they believe there is doubt as to whether the perpetrator is sane. – The police make themselves judges, says a nurse who was attacked by the same patient both at work and in his spare time.

The nurse does not want to be named because he fears revenge from the perpetrator. He was first attacked at work and then in his spare time, while out with his girlfriend and friends.

It is September 2020. The patient in his 30s has a long career in psychiatry. He has used violence many times before. Now he has been forcibly re-admitted. At one of Oslo’s hospitals, he suddenly becomes violent.

This time the victim becomes a nurse at work in the emergency psychiatry. The patient strikes and kicks. Comes with serious threats. The nurse tries to defend herself. The alarm goes off and his colleagues are able to avert the situation.

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