Stab attack liar jailed

Woman sparked major alert and left workmates in fear by knifing herself

- DAVID MEIKLE

NHS WORKER FAKED ASSAULT AT HOSPITAL

A HEALTH worker who stabbed herself outside a hospital before claiming she had been attacked has been jailed for a year.

Donna Maxwell, 48, denied staging the incident outside Ailsa Hospital in Ayr in November 2018.

A huge police response was sparked and an innocent woman who has since died later appeared in court before being cleared of any involvement.

Maxwell, of Irvine, Ayrshire, continued to insist she was the victim of a random attack during a four-day trial at Ayr Sheriff Court but a jury found her guilty of wasting police time.