Man accused of assaulting nurse at Long Island hospital: police

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OCEANSIDE, N.Y. (PIX11) -- A Long Beach man accused of assaulting a nurse at a hospital on Saturday has been arrested, authorities said.

The attack happened at Mount Sinai Suth Hospital at 9:30 p.m. when the suspect, 53-year-old Omid Zar, allegedly hit a nurse several times in the stomach, authorities said. Zar was arrested shortly after, authorities report.

It is unclear if Zar was a patient at the hospital.

The suspect was charged with second-degree assault and will be arraigned on Monday, officials said.

Charline Charles is a digital journalist from Brooklyn who has covered local news along with culture and arts in the New York City area since 2019. She joined PIX11 News in 2022. See more of her work here.

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