Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 1) — A doctor at the East Avenue Medical Center was held hostage by a patient on Wednesday morning.
A police report said Dr. Russel Carandang was attending to Hilarion Achondo at the emergency room of the hospital at around 5:52 a.m. when the patient grabbed a syringe and pointed it at the doctor’s neck.
Achiondo was being treated following a vehicular accident.
Police who were in the hospital investigating a separate case saw the incident and talked to Achondo. The suspect was pacified and later apprehended.
The report said both Carandang and Achondo were brought to the Quezon City Police Department Criminal Investigation Detection Unit for an investigation.
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