A nurse who was attacked a by a student that claimed they were spiked has been left 'speechless' after the charges were dropped. Jean Cooney, 40, says she fears the verdict will lead to an 'open season' of people making similar pleas to avoid criminal charges.
Liverpool Crown Court heard that Catherine Louise McSorley, 20, attacked Cooney, a paramedic and police officer during her spree of violence. The incident occurred in Liverpool back in 2021 when a female paramedic was punched by the defendant after being called to assist after she jumped from a window at her student accommodation.
McSorley then attacked Ms Cooney with an IV stand after being taken to A&E on the evening of September 11, 2021. The Liverpool Echo reports that the assault left the health care worker with bruising and pain.
