Woman threw water 'as hot as tea' at care manager whilst screaming racist slur

A woman threw water ‘as hot as tea’ at a care manager in a hospital whilst repeatedly screaming a racist slur at her. Sarah Jagger, 36, had been receiving treatment at Park House, a psychiatric hospital within North Manchester General Hospital, when she launched the unprovoked attack.

As the care ward manager was going into her office, Jagger approached her, shouting and talking over her. She then threw hot water over her before punching and kicking her.

As another member of staff intervened, she was also kicked and left with bruising to her body.

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During the attack she was heard to repeatedly call the woman a racial slur.

Jagger, who was residing at the hospital, admitted racially aggravated assault and common assault.

Prosecuting, Patrick Williamson told Minshull Street Crown Court that Jagger had a number of mental health issues, including diagnoses of emotionally unstable personality disorder, schizophrenia and chronic seizures following chronic substance misuse of cocaine and alcohol.

On October 10 last year, Jagger asked the ward manager if she could leave as she didn’t want to be on the ward. The manager told her it would have to be discussed with the doctor who was in the following Friday.

When she later returned to her office she was met by Jagger who was initially verbally abusive towards her.

“As she was about to enter her office, the defendant approached her and poured water over her, not boiling but hot enough to make a cup of tea with,” Mr Williamson said.

“This caused her some pain. The defendant proceeded to hit her with the cup and tried grabbing at parts of her body.”

Another care worker activated an alarm and tried to stop Jagger,