Dalby man Mitchell Carl Beckmann fronts court after alleged Myall Medical Centre outburst

A Dalby man has requested to have a bail condition amended while in court so he could return to the medical centre where it’s alleged he abused and yelled at staff over an appointment change. See what the magistrate said.

Myall Medical Centre, Dalby

A man who was charged after an alleged outburst at a Western Downs medical centre has asked for his bail condition to be amended so he could return to the doctors where he allegedly became “enraged” at employees.

Mitchell Carl Beckmann appeared in Dalby Magistrates Court on September 26 seeking an adjournment after being charged with four counts of public nuisance and one count of obstructing police, so he had time to apply for Legal Aid.

Defence lawyer Sarah Campbell, who appeared on the man’s behalf, also asked if Mr Beckmann could have one of the conditions of his bail changed which would see him be able to return to Myall Medical Centre in Dalby.

“The difficulty with the condition is there are only two medical centres as I understand it in Dalby,” she said.

“He is a patient at that medical centre and requires medical treatment, I’ve asked or inquired about him attending a different medical centre but he’s instructed there’s significant delays or wait periods with new patients.”

Police prosecutor Chris Hutchins voiced his concerns with the bail condition being changed as police allege one of the charges occurred at the medical centre.

“This incident (allegedly) occurred because he went into the surgery, found out his appointment had been cancelled because his usual doctor wasn’t available,” Sergeant Hutchins said.

“He (allegedly) became enraged and began yelling and ranting at the staff and then it ended with an assault out on the street. He’ll have to find another doctor, he should have thought of that before he carried on and chucked a tantrum.”

Ms Campbell told the court there appeared to be a background of mental health concerns with the man.

“It’s not an offence which he will be facing jail for, ultimately he’s going to need to be able to return, they have his records,” she said.

Acting magistrate Michael Bice denied the request and said for the time being the man will have to seek an alternative.

“Given the allegations that’s where it happened, you’re going to have to go to the hospital or make some other arrangements,” Mr Bice said.

He adjourned the matters to October 31 in Dalby Magistrates Court.