A recently released criminal who donned a white coat and stethoscope while on hospital grounds pretended to be a medical student when confronted by a Corrections Officer, police say.
Convict Peta Edwards, 26, went in disguise to Wellington Hospital yesterday, raising alarm bells with staff and authorities.
After receiving word of Edwards' appearance, Wellington police notified the district health board who then put out an email alert to all staff.
Police spokesman Nick Bohm today revealed Edwards was found because he had spoken to a Corrections Officer at the hospital.
"While the Corrections Officer was in Wellington Hospital, he has spotted Mr Edwards in the medical school in a white lab coat with a stethoscope around his neck.