Man Punches Nurse in the Face Multiple Times for Vaccinating His Wife Without His Permission

Trigger warning: This story contains details of physical abuse that may be disturbing to readers. 

A man in Canada reportedly punched the nurse who gave his wife the vaccination shot against COVID, simply because she failed to ask him for permission to prick his wife.

On September 20, 2021, around 9:15 am, a man walked into a Brunet Pharmacy in Sherbrooke—a city in southern Quebec. He then accused a nurse in her 40s —who police have not named— of vaccinating his wife, Sherbrooke Police spokesman Martin Carrier told CNN.

"Right at the beginning, the suspect was very angry, very aggressive, he asked the nurse why she vaccinated his wife without approval, without his consent," Carrier said. "And he punched her right in the face multiple times so the nurse didn't have the time to defend or explain herself ... and she fell to the ground and the suspect left running out of the drugstore."

It is unclear if the wife asked the nurse for the vaccination shot. After the attack, the nurse was taken to a nearby hospital by ambulance where she was treated for the "multiple injuries to the face" he said.

According to police, the suspect is aged between 30 and 45 years old, has a medium build, and is six feet tall. He has short dark hair, dark eyes, and large eyebrows, reports CBC. He was reportedly wearing a dark shirt, jeans, and earrings, at the time of the incident. He also had a tattoo on his hand resembling a cross.

Though the cops currently do not have any photos of the suspect, they are checking the vaccination records from previous days to see if they can identify him. 

Meanwhile, the pharmacy has suspended vaccinations because of the incident. Brunet Pharmacy's parent company, The Jean Coutu Group Inc., also declined to comment but said they "fully condemn this act which is unacceptable towards the pharmacy teams who have been providing essential services since the beginning of the pandemic."

Benoit Morin, president of an association that represents pharmacists who are owners, said that this was the first time he'd come across something like this. "I was very, very surprised to hear that," he said, adding that this was entirely uncalled for. "When we have discussions with customers, I mean it's one-on-one with the patient. We don't need the family approval, so I don't know what happened, or where this thing comes from."

Also, anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the police at 1-800-771-1800.
 
References:

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/09/23/americas/covid-vaccine-assault-nurse-canada-trnd/index.html

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/sherbrooke-police-assault-covid-19-vaccine-nurse-1.6185016

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