A nurse has been suspended by NHS bosses after she called a transgender paedophile "Mister" - despite the patient in question calling her a "n****r" three times.
Jennifer Melle, 40, was fired after a four-minute-long meeting with her manager at St Helier Hospital in Carshalton, Surrey following the incident with the sex offender - known as Patient X.
When the nurse called the paedophile "he" instead of "she", Patient X lunged at the woman in a furious fit of rage.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said that the treatment of Melle was "completely crazy".
Jennifer Melle, 40, was fired after a four-minute-long meeting with her manager at a Surrey hospital
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Badenoch added: "She has my full support. It's time the Government pulls its finger out and intervenes to make it clear no one should be punished at work for stating biological reality to paedophiles."
Melle, from Croydon in South London, has since been informed that she will be investigated over a "potential breach" of personal patient information.
She told The Mail on Sunday: "I am devastated to have been suspended just for whistleblowing. Despite being the one placed at risk, I am the one being punished.
"The message I have received is clear: I am expected to tolerate racism, deny biological reality and suppress my deeply held Christian beliefs."
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The shocking ordeal played out during a night shift when Melle was informed that Patient X wanted to be discharged.
While speaking with the doctor, Melle referred to the paedophile as "Mister" and "he" as she was discussing a catheter, which is designed for a male patient.
When she returned to Patient X, the sex offender complained, to which Melle responded: "Sorry, I cannot refer to you as "her" or "she" as it's against my faith."
The convict said: "Imagine if I called you n****r? How about I call you n****r? Yes, black n****r."
Speaking about the horrific incident, Melle said: "It was terrifying. I'd never been called that word. I thought I was going to be attacked."
The nurse has since been hit with a final warning, accompanied with a referral to the Nursing and Midwifery Council
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She has since been hit with a final warning, accompanied with a referral to the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Among those who have supported Melle is chief executive of the Christian Legal Centre Andrea Williams, who dubbed the incident "blatant, unlawful victimisation".
Williams said: "Jennifer's decision to speak out about her treatment is a legally protected act under the Equality Act.
"The NHS has become so entrenched in transgender ideology that it is willing to side with a man brought in from prison in chains – who was shouting racist abuse - over a Christian nurse. We call on Health Secretary Wes Streeting to intervene."
A spokesman for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust said: "We expect all members of staff to follow professional standards – this includes maintaining confidentiality for any patients in their care at all times."
