The accused assailant, identified as a travel nurse, also assaulted his victim with a wrench at Hackensack University Medical Center on Monday, according to officials.
Nicholas Pagano, 31, of West Deptford, also faces charges of aggravated arson, aggravated assault and unlawful weapons possession, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella.
The injured employee suffered third-degree burns over her upper body, face and hands, and had a cut to her head that required stitches, according to the prosecutor. Pagano, authorities said, fled following the attack and remained at large as of Monday night. The victim was treated in the Hackensack emergency room, and then moved to another hospital for treatment, according to officials. Her condition was not released.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with her and her family. Hackensack Meridian Health strongly condemns any act of violence,” spokesman Ben Goldstein said.
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