A nurse has been charged with poisoning his wife after she became unconscious at their Western Sydney home.
NSW Ambulance paramedics attended a home in Dale Grove at Hebersham after the woman regained consciousness about 7pm yesterday (Tuesday 5 May 2020).
Officers from Mt Druitt Police Area Command were called to the home and were told the woman’s husband had allegedly administered what he said was a saline drip about 11am due to concerns the 38-year-old woman was dehydrated.
When she woke eight hours later, the woman called police to report the incident.
She was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to Blacktown Hospital for further treatment.
A crime scene was established and officers seized numerous vials of Propofol and medical equipment when the house was searched.
A 45-year-old man was arrested at the scene and taken to Mt Druitt Police Station and charged with four offences.
• Use poison etc so as to endanger life (DV)
• Larceny
• Possess/attempt to, prescribed restricted substance, and
• Common assault (DV).
Police will allege in court that the man – who is a nurse at a hospital in south-west Sydney – stole the items from his workplace.
He’s been refused bail to appear in Penrith Local Court today (Wednesday 6 May 2020).
