Health minister Dr. Christopher Tufton has joined in condemning the physical assault of a nurse in an apparent case of road rage in St. Andrew on Tuesday and is urging the police to move swiftly in its probe.
In a statement this afternoon, Dr. Tufton expressed shock at the incident.
He said the nurse is receiving support.
Meantime, scores of the island’s nurses will be marching next Monday, to register their distaste for the physical assault of one of their colleagues in St. Andrew on Tuesday.
The female nurse was seen in a video being beaten, wrestled to the ground and stomped on by a man armed with a gun.
Head of the St. Andrew north police acting Superintendent Randy Sweeney said the incident resulted from road rage.
It’s understood that the man reportedly spat in the direction of the woman who then exited her vehicle which led to the altercation.
The man is in custody and is expected to be charged under the firearms and offences against the person acts soon.
The Firearm Licensing Authority is also investigating the incident.
President of the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) Dawn Marie Richards has condemned the attack on the nurse.
She told Irie F M News that the victim is not a member of her organization but stressed that the incident is disturbing.
She said her members and other nurses are upset.
Mrs. Richards is urging the authorities, including the government, to act swiftly in the matter.
She said the NAJ will be marching with members of the Jamaica Enrolled Nurses Association and Jamaica Midwives Association, on Monday, May 19 to register their distaste for the violence displayed against their colleague.
The NAJ said the venue of the march will be disclosed at a later date.
