Hernando Puno News Today

Devout Christian Dr Xowi Mwimbi, 68 - who punched a patient after he was racially abused - is the fifth health professional at Blackpool Victoria Hospital to be jailed in the last year.

More than 15 medical professionals from across Lancashire have been struck off, jailed, or sanctioned in 2023.

Predatory healthcare assistant Hernando Puno, 52, slapped the bottoms of female colleagues or tried to kiss them at Blackpool Victoria Hospital over a nine-year period.

The "predatory" worker dismissed his sexual assaults as a "bit of fun", police say.

Hernando Puno of Onslow Road who worked as a care worker at Blackpool Victoria hospital has been sentenced for eight counts of sexual assault.

A healthcare professional has today been found guilty of sexually assaulting five women while working at a Lancashire hospital

Hernando Puno, 51, is accused of nine sexual assault offences relating to seven women between November 2012 and March 2021 while he was working at Blackpool Victoria hospital

A man has been charged by police in connection with investigations related to sexual assaults in a hospital.

A hospital worker at Blackpool Victoria Hospital has been charged with nine sexual assaults against members of staff and patients.

Hernando Puno, 51, is charged with nine counts of sexual assault at Blackpool Victoria Hospital.