Man charged over Epping paramedic attack
AN abusive patient who allegedly punched and spat at a paramedic who was trying to help him has been charged by police.
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A MAN who allegedly punched and spat on a paramedic who was trying to help him has been charged by police.
The 44-year-old male paramedic was called to help a man in Epping who had become unconscious after drinking excess quantities of alcohol.
However, as the patient woke he allegedly became aggressive and abusive before spitting at the paramedics.
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After sedating the patient they were wheeling him on a stretcher to the ambulance when the patient lunged, punching one of the paramedics in the face.
The punch also caused the stretcher to tip, prompting the paramedic to try to stop the man falling and injuring his own back in the process.
Victoria Police confirmed a man had been charged after he allegedly assaulted a paramedic in Epping last month.
Paramedics were called to a house on Glenloth Court on May 17 where a 44-year-old paramedic sustained facial injuries.
A 24-year-old Derrimut man was arrested at the scene.
He has been charged with one count of assaulting an emergency services worker (summary), one count of assaulting an emergency services worker (indictable) and resisting an emergency services worker.
The man has been bailed to appear at Heidelberg Magistrates’ Court on October 5.
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