Drinker lashed out at paramedic after being taken ill

Ahmad Sayed Dol, of Highgate Road, Walsall, went out drinking with friends on June 5 before falling ill.

When paramedics arrived, they attempted to check his blood pressure with a pressure cuff, which led to Dol lashing out at paramedic Rachel Steadman, causing a muscle injury to her hand.

Dol, who pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in a public place and common assault, continued his drunken behaviour at New Cross Hospital, where patients had to be moved out of the waiting room as he shouted and swore at them, as well as doctors and police officers.

Prosecuting solicitor Mrs Suki Rai said: "The defendant has accepted that he assaulted this paramedic even though he doesn't remember anything from that evening.

"This was an assault on a member of the public doing their job to serve members of the public who need help.

"He needed the help of this paramedic but instead he lashed out at her.

"After this, patients at New Cross hospital were subject to verbal abuse and had to be moved out of the waiting room."

Defence solicitor Mrs Sheila Hicklin said her client had never been in trouble before and that the case would have a serious impact on his employment as a security guard, a job he has held for three years.

She said: "My client was intoxicated at the time and clearly extremely unwell but he does not attempt to use this as an excuse.

"However, alcohol had clearly affected how he acted and reacted to things around him on that night and he was not himself.

"He does not remember anything about what happened.

"When police read back to him what he had done, he was mortified."

Dol, 24, was ordered to carry out 80 hours of unpaid work in the community over the next 12 months as well as pay £495 in fines and court costs.

He was told to pay a £200 compensation to the victim, a £60 victim surcharge, a court charge of £150 and prosecution costs of £85.