Police yesterday dropped a charge against a psychiatric patient who made a hoax bomb threat to Whangarei Hospital last month.
Lance Malcolm, 43, appeared before Judge John Clapham at Whangarei District Court yesterday on one charge of misusing a telephone.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Janine Attwood-Graham withdrew the charge relating to a call received at the hospital on May 21.
More than 170 patients, and 100 staff and visitors, were evacuated after the hoax call.
The call was traced and police charged Mr Malcolm who was a patient at the hospital.
- NORTHERN ADVOCATE
Police drop charges against patient
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