A man being treated at the Royal Liverpool Hospital shouted racist slurs at another patient before trying to beat him.
A horrified nurse tried to intervene as Keith Blackett shouted the vile insults at a man in a bed across the ward before running across and punching him numerous times. Both men were in-patients at the hospital when Blackett, 53, launched his grim attack in December 2020.
He walked free from court today after a judge said his numerous health issues and recent compliance with the probation service meant he could be rehabilitated without prison. Tom Challinor, prosecuting, said Blackett was being treated in the hospital and nurses there had not had issues with him before the attack.
