Hospital cleaner denies groping leukaemia patient

A hospital cleaner accused of groping a leukaemia patient after asking her for a kiss will stand trial in January. Siddhartha Singh, 36, allegedly approached the woman from behind and touched her hips twice after telling her she was beautiful on May 19. Matt Barrowcliffe, prosecuting, said: ‘The complainant in this case – who at the time was an in-patient at the hospital receiving treatment for leukaemia – was outside the hospital smoking a cigarette. ‘The defendant is a cleaner…