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A police cordon has been set up at the entrance, and blood can be seen on the floor and wall near to the hospital after a man was assaulted BLOOD covered the entrance of a hospital placed on lockdown ...

Blood was found on the floor and on a wall outside the privately-run hospital in Huddersfield A private hospital has been closed by police after an assault in the car park of the building. Police were ...

A police cordon has been set up at the entrance, and blood can be seen on the floor and wall near to the hospital after a man was assaulted BLOOD covered the entrance of a hospital placed on lockdown ...