Nurse charged after allegedly stealing medical supplies from workplace and POISONING his wife
- A man has been charged with attempting to poison his wife in their Sydney home
- The nurse, 45, allegedly told his wife she looked dehydrated and needed a drip
- Police allege he gave her Propofol, knocking her unconscious for eight hours
- When she woke at 7pm Tuesday she called an ambulance and went to hospital
A man has been charged with poisoning his wife inside their Sydney home, with the woman only able to raise the alarm when she woke after eight-hours.
The 45-year-old nurse allegedly stole the dangerous drug Propofol from the hospital where he worked before giving it to his wife.
Police allege the man told her she looked dehydrated and required a saline drip, but instead laced it with the prescription drug.
The woman was allegedly knocked unconscious about 11am and only called for help when she woke up at 7pm on Tuesday.
NSW Ambulance officers attended a home in Dale Grove at Hebersham, in Sydney’s west, before taking the woman to Blacktown Hospital.
Police arrested the man and established a crime scene at the couple’s home.
Inside the home they allegedly found several viles of Propofol – the same drug that was given to pop star Michael Jackson before he died.
He was taken to Mount Druitt Police Station and charged with four offences including using poison to endanger life, larceny, possessing a restricted prescribed substance and common assault.
He is due to face Penrith Local Court on Wednesday.