Moors murderer Ian Brady is to be questioned over an alleged assault on a nurse, police have said.
Brady, 73, is accused of using a jug to threaten the woman during an incident on 6 July at Ashworth Hospital, where he is being held on Merseyside.
The nurse made a formal complaint to Merseyside Police on Wednesday and he will now be questioned, the force said.
Brady and his partner, Myra Hindley, were responsible for the murders of five youngsters in the 1960s.
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