A woman has been arrested after three women ran through the Royal Liverpool Hospital allegedly calling staff 'murderers' and hurling homophobic abuse.
The appalling incident, at around 9.25pm on Tuesday (January 12), was recorded by the women on mobile phones, with the footage shared widely across Facebook.
The videos show the women screaming and laughing while running through the city centre hospital's corridors.
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At one point, the women are understood to have entered the A&E department and shouted abuse at staff and patients.
In one video of the incident the women can be heard outside laughing and shouting "murderers", "liars" and "f*** the NHS" in a rant where one woman also says "we did it".
Today a spokesman for Merseyside Police said: "Officers were called to reports of three women being removed from the hospital after reportedly causing distress to patients, staff and visitors.
"One of the women also reportedly directed homophobic abuse towards a male nurse.
"Security at the hospital removed the women.
"A 33-year-old woman from Kensington was arrested on suspicion of using threatening/abusive/insulting words/behaviour to cause harassment/alarm/distress and was taken to a police station for questioning.
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"She has been released on conditional bail pending further enquiries."
The incident occurred as the country recorded 45,533 new cases and 1,243 deaths due to coronavirus on Tuesday, while cases continue to rocket.
The police said the investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to make contact via the social media desk on Twitter @MerPolCC or Facebook ‘Merseyside Police Contact Centre’ with reference 21000024838.
You can also contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously, on 0800 555 111 or via their online form here.
