Kuwait – 27th January, 2020: Police have taken into custody a Kuwaiti for insulting and threatening to stab a doctor while on duty at the Adan Hospital, reports Al-Rai daily.
According to the security sources the doctor called the Operations Room of the Ministry of Interior and the man was arrested and taken into custody.
The daily added, this is a series of incidents of attacks on doctors and medical staff by irate patients who have no respect for laws and regulations. This happened when the patient was told to wait for his turn when the doctor was already checking another patient, but the suspect barged into the examination room and demanded that he should be treated first. A case of attempting to attack a government employee on duty has been filed against the Kuwaiti.
Source: https://www.arabtimesonline.com/news/kuwaiti-arrested-for-attacking-doctor/