Police stated they recovered a kitchen knife from a toilet trash can after final Tuesday’s stabbing at Elmhurst Hospital
A Queens lady didn’t must be strapped to a gurney and rushed to a hospital when she was attacked final week, that is as a result of she was already inside Elmhurst Hospital.
Final Tuesday, Lizette – who suffers from diabetes and lupus – stopped by the hospital to choose up her medicine. She stated she stepped inside a ladies’s rest room and entered a stall, however the door lock didn’t work correctly. All of a sudden, she stated one other lady compelled her means into the stall and requested Lizette if she was finished.
Lizette stated the girl pulled out a kitchen knife and motioned for her to be quiet as a result of a hospital worker was nonetheless within the rest room. She stated the girl stabbed her within the chest as soon as and ran out of the toilet.
It took 5 stitches to shut this stab wound, which just about punctured the lung of the mom of three from Queens.
Police have recognized the alleged attacker as 35-year-old Shasheena Adams from Lengthy Island Metropolis.
Investigators stated they recovered a kitchen knife that was present in a toilet trash can. Adams pleaded not responsible to tried homicide and assault prices and stays in custody till her subsequent court docket listening to.
Lizette should inevitably return to Elmhurst Hospital for her typical medical check-ups, which can possible convey up traumatic reminiscences.
“You’re not supposed to get injured in the hospital, you’re supposed to come out better,” her daughter, Evelyn Alvarez, instructed NBC New York.
Friends getting into Elmhurst Hospital’s ER ready room must move by a steel detector. Lizette’s household stated that’s not sufficient and is asking on hospital directors to beef up safety measures throughout different areas of the general public hospital.
”It makes me worried, what if this happens again?” Alvarez added.
NYC Well being + Hospitals didn’t instantly reply when requested for a remark concerning the incident and Elmhurst Hospital safety protocols.
