A Bancroft woman already facing charges for allegedly assaulting two paramedics on Tuesday (January 2) is now facing additional charges in a separate incident, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said in a media release on Thursday.
Shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, officers with the Bancroft OPP were dispatched to a home in Bancroft where two paramedics had been assaulted.
As a result of the investigation, police charged 41-year-old Jill Price of Bancroft with uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, two counts of assault, assault with a weapon, and two counts of intimidation – health services (impeding health professional).
After the accused woman was arrested and held in custody pending a court appearance, police received further information that a health care professional at Quinte Health North Hastings Hospital in Bancroft had been assaulted and damage had been caused within the hospital.
As a result, Price has also been charged with a third count of assault and mischief under $5,000.
The accused woman remains in custody and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville on Thursday.
