Man arrested after alleged sexual assault on staff member at Pinderfields Hospital

PC Pickering and PC Pointer of West Yorkshire Police said they had been on patrol at around 7.30pm on Sunday when they stopped to assist a Yorkshire Ambulance Service crew with a drunken male at the roadside.

While assisting, officers were able to confirm that the 35-year-old had absconded from Pinderfields Hospital without receiving appropriate medical treatment.

Officers and ambulance crew then returned the man to the hospital, where they were made aware of allegations that he had sexually assaulted a member of staff while being treated earlier that day.

In a Facebook post, the officers said they promptly arrested the man, who subjected them to verbal threats and abuse, as well as physical threats.

He was taken into custody, but later released with no further action, as the victim declined to prosecute.

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