Troy Aiden Pitkin-Dionysius in court for Gympie assault

A tradesman has faced court over a terrifying attack at a hospital in which he threatened staff and then turned on the people who tried to intervene and restrain him.

Troy Aiden Pitkin-Dionysius, 23, pleaded guilty at Gympie Magistrates Court to assault following a violent incident at the city’s hospital. Picture: Facebook

A 23-year-old tradie has been jailed after threatening to kill hospital nurses and attacking security guards in a violent public outburst.

Troy Aiden Pitkin-Dionysius appeared by video link at Gympie Magistrates Court over the August incident at the Gympie public hospital.

The court heard police were called to the hospital that night after Pitkin-Dionysius, from Maryborough, started causing a disturbance, and “threatened to kill multiple nurses and security guards”.

He had been discharged earlier in the evening but refused to leave.

Police prosecutor Allison Johnstone said staff got him to leave but 10 minutes later he returned and started banging on the emergency doors with his shoes, again threatening to kill nurses and staff.

Troy Aiden Pitkin-Dionysius, 23, pleaded guilty at Gympie Magistrates Court to assault following a violent incident at the city’s hospital. Picture: Facebook

The court heard a hospital worker tried to restrain Pitkin-Dionysius, at which point his girlfriend ran toward one of the guards and “palmed him in the face”.

The pair then began assaulting the guard.

A second staff member tried to intervene and Pitkin-Dionysius “struck him several times in the face with his elbow”.

Both staff members then held down the defendant and his girlfriend and waited for police before the situation de-escalated.

The pair then left and, later that night, Pitkin-Dionysius broke into and stole money from the Queenslander Hotel’s poker machines, the court heard.

He was later picked up by police and found with marijuana, ice, and methamphetamine.

The court was not told whether any charges were laid against the 23-year-old’s partner.

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Gympie Magistrates Court was told Pitkin-Dionysius had been discharged from the hospital on the night, but refused to leave. Staff attempted to restrain him, and were attacked.

Defence lawyer Chris Anderson said Pitkin-Dionysius, who went to school in Nambour, held “quite a number of jobs” since graduating.

These included working as a fibre glasser and roofer.

He was now expecting his first child with his partner, Mr Anderson said.

Pitkin-Dionysius had made a “series of poor decisions” as a result of using meth.

Magistrate Bevan Hughes told Pitkin-Dionysius, who pleaded guilty to two counts of assault, two counts of possessing dangerous drugs, and one count each of wilful damage, stealing, public nuisance, and possessing drug utensils, he had threatened the lives of the very same people he was going to need when his partner gave birth.

The court heard following the violent outburst, Pitkin-Dionysius went to the Queenslander Hotel at Mary St, broke into poker machines there, and stole the money.

His offending was aggravated by the fact he was on parole at the time, and his criminal history included dangerous operation of a vehicle, wilful damage, and possessing dangerous drugs.

“You were supposed to be on your best behaviour,” Mr Hughes said.

“You’re wasting your life.”

He sentenced Pitkin-Dionysius to four months’ jail with a parole eligibility date of October 15.

The 23-year-old’s full-time release date of December 16, 2024, remained in place.

Originally published as Troy Aiden Pitkin-Dionysius in court for Gympie assault