9 Aug 2018

Man arrested after lockdown at Hutt Hospital

7:46 am on 9 August 2018

A man has been arrested after a lockdown at Hutt Hospital on Tuesday night.

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Police say the hospital was put in lockdown while they investigated reports of an assault and threat towards a patient.

A 35-year-old Upper Hutt man will appear in court today.

It's the second incident at Hutt Hospital in two weeks after a prisoner escaped while attending an appointment there late last month.

He has since been caught.