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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 19550Assault · Co. Galway

Former Galway hospital nurse faces possible striking off over alleged syringe attack on colleague

Kofi Kyeremateng Kankam, a former nurse, is alleged to have submitted agency pay timesheets while working full time for the HSE between December 2015 and February 2016. He is also alleged to have inserted a syringe containing haloperidol into a female colleague at University Hospital Galway in February 2017, an incident described as a stabbing, though a blood test showed none of the medication had entered her bloodstream. The matter is before the NMBI fitness to practise committee, not a criminal court, and he faces possible striking off. The latest development, reported on 10 October 2023, is that further witnesses are to be called ahead of a hearing in December.

  1. Reported
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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What happened
A former nurse is alleged to have inserted a syringe containing haloperidol into a female colleague's body.
Where
The nurse worked at University Hospital Galway.
When
The syringe incident is alleged to have happened in February 2017.
Weapon
The alleged stabbing involved a syringe filled with a strong sedative, identified as haloperidol.
Investigation
A blood test showed none of the medication had entered the colleague's bloodstream.
Other details
He is alleged to have submitted timesheets for agency pay while working full time for the HSE between December 2015 and February 2016.
Charges
No criminal charge is reported; the allegations are before a professional regulator.
In court
The NMBI fitness to practise inquiry could lead to striking off, and further witnesses are to be called for a hearing in December.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe nurse allegedly inserted a syringe containing haloperidol into a colleague's body. (gript.ie)
  • whereThe nurse worked at University Hospital Galway. (gript.ie)
  • whenThe syringe incident is alleged to have happened in February 2017. (gript.ie)
  • weaponThe alleged stabbing involved a syringe filled with a strong sedative. (gript.ie)
  • investigationA blood test showed none of the medication had entered the colleague's bloodstream. (gript.ie)
  • otherHe is also alleged to have submitted timesheets for agency pay while working full time for the HSE between December 2015 and February 2016. (gript.ie)
  • otherFurther witnesses are to be called before the fitness to practise committee for a hearing in December. (gript.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 10 Oct2023
    Othergript.ie, first report
    Nurse accused of stabbing colleague with syringe faces strike off - Gript

    Reports the NMBI fitness to practise inquiry hearing, the nurse's name, the haloperidol detail, the blood test result, the timesheet allegations and the December hearing date. This is a professional regulatory hearing, not a criminal court case.

    suspect, Kofi Kyeremateng Kankam, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Kofi Kyeremateng Kankamvictim, female