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Daily Record
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Jon Hebditch

Woman charged after powder package sparks alert at Scots hospital

A woman has been charged after a package of powder was discovered at a major Scots hospital.

Emergency services raced to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in August after being alerted to the suspicious package.

Now police have confirmed they have charged a 41-year-old woman in connection with the incident.

A statement released by north-east division reads: "Police in the north-east can confirm that a 41-year-old woman has been charged in connection with an incident where a package containing a powder was discovered at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

"The incident was reported to police around 12.30pm on Friday, 9 August, 2019.

"The woman has now been reported to the Procurator Fiscal and is expected to appear at Aberdeen Sheriff Court at a later date."

Police were called to an office in a non-clinical area of the hospital at about 12:30pm on the day of the incident.

There were no reports of anyone suffering ill effects and police said there had been no risk to the public.

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