Overview
- The attack took place in Hillingdon Hospital’s A&E in the early hours of Tuesday, May 26, when a doctor in his 50s was stabbed while treating a patient.
- Metropolitan Police officers who were already at the hospital responded within minutes and arrested a 27-year-old at the scene; he has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent, possession of an offensive weapon, and theft of knives.
- The suspect has been named in reporting as Mahdi Abdullahi and was remanded to appear at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court after being charged by prosecutors.
- The injured doctor received hospital treatment and his condition has been described by police and the trust as not life-threatening or life-changing, while the trust says it is supporting staff and services have resumed.
- Coverage notes the incident is reported to involve mental-health factors and comes as data show assaults on NHS staff nearly doubled to about 4,054 incidents across 89 trusts in the five years to 2024, prompting a police appeal for witnesses and information.