A 55-year-old woman has pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder of a hospital patient.

Julia Knight, of Sycamore Drive, Banbury, is accused of trying to murder Irene Robson on October 7 at the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

She entered a not guilty plea at Oxford Crown Court on Friday and her trial, expected to take three weeks, is due to start on October 19.

The 55-year-old was granted bail with an electronically tagged curfew between 9pm and 9am.