While attempting to receive compensation, a nurse stabbed her own stomach with a knife outside a hospital.
According to reports, Donna Maxwell, a resident of Irvine, Ayrshire, stated that she was assaulted by a patient, resulting in a significant police response.
As a result of this incident, an innocent woman, who has since passed away, was brought before the court before eventually being exonerated.
During a four-day trial at Ayr Sheriff Court, she maintained that she was stabbed in the abdomen in an unprovoked attack.
However, after being found guilty by a jury, she now admits to fabricating the story.
In court, footage from a CCTV camera was presented showing her purchasing a knife similar to the one that caused her injury at a Tesco store.
This evidence ultimately discredited her earlier claims.
It was reported in court that Maxwell was discovered with a sharp object inside her body near Ailsa Hospital in Ayr at approximately 10am on November 22.
She had called out for assistance before this incident.
The accused also gestured towards a woman, seemingly blaming her for the assault.
According to reports, Maxwell informed her colleagues that she was unexpectedly attacked and stabbed in the vicinity of the hospital where mental health patients are treated.
As a result, an investigation was initiated by the police and the area was thoroughly combed for any evidence.
A request was issued to the general population for any leads regarding the alleged perpetrator, who was reported to be in the age range of 30 to 50, approximately 5ft 2-3in tall, with a slender build and fair skin.
According to authorities, the individual was described as wearing a dark woolly hat and a dark jacket.
According to reports, Maxwell was arrested a few weeks later for allegedly fabricating the incident.
Alasdair Millar, the procurator fiscal depute, questioned her actions, asking whether it would not have been logical to observe her hands if she believed she was going to be struck.
According to the witness, the incident occurred rapidly and she was unaware of any knife.
The person involved was in a state of agitation before suddenly turning and leaving.
Mr Millar then accused the witness of self-stabbing on November 22, to which Maxwell vehemently denied and stated that it was completely false.
According to court testimony from James McGoldrick, a former detective sergeant in the cybercrime department of the police, Donna Maxwell’s phone contained deleted searches for “woman’s anatomy” and “woman’s anatomy diagram.”
The Ayr Advertiser also reported that there were records of searches for “claim compensation” on the UK Government’s website and “claim compensation if victim of crime” in the browsing history.
Maxwell, a health worker, was the subject of these searches.
In February, Sheriff Shirley Foran requested background reports for Maxwell’s upcoming hearing after he was convicted of fabricating statements and causing an unnecessary burden on the police.