Social worker stabbed in the eye with pen in Croydon council building
7:20am Thursday 17th September 2009 in News By Harry Miller
A social worker was stabbed in the eye with a pen by one of her clients in a council building.
The attack, which happened on August 11, left the social worker seriously injured and in need of immediate medical attention.
A witness to the aftermath of the attack, who wanted to remain anonymous, said: “I heard screaming coming from one of the rooms in the reception area. One of my children then shouted ‘mum, that lady has blood on her face’.
“We could see a woman through the small window in the door – she was covering her eyes and blood was all over her face and arms.
“I told my children not to look. I couldn’t see who had done this to her, but it was horrific. We didn’t know if we were safe.”
A spokesman for Croydon police said: “Police were called at 3.30pm on Tuesday, August 11, to an address in Morland Road to reports that a woman had been stabbed near the eye.
“An 18-year-old woman has been bailed to return to a south London police station later this month.”
