2 Nurses, Medical Resident Injured in Attack at New Jersey Hospital, Authorities Say

Published on December 9, 2023

NEWARK N.J.—Two nurses and a medical resident were stabbed Friday inside a New Jersey pediatric intensive care unit, suffering cuts, and a woman has been arrested and charged in the attack, authorities said. It unfolded about 7 a.m. Friday at Newark Beth Israel Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, arising from a “domestic dispute” involving two visitors to the hospital’s pediatric intensive care unit, according to a statement posted on social media by the hospital. Firdousi Abdul-Hakim, 37, then attacked the hospital workers, who are in stable condition, according to Fritz Fragé, Newark’s public safety director. Ms. Abdul-Hakim faces aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes charges....