11/10/2017
Paramedic Attacked In Co Tyrone
A 20-year-old woman has been charged after a female paramedic was attacked twice during a callout in Co Tyrone.
She was punched and bitten by a patient in the Fairview Gardens area of Dromore on Tuesday, 10 October.
The paramedic tried to get away from the scene however she was assaulted a second time and sustained a head injury.
The suspect is expected to appear in court in November.
The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) condemned the incident.
(CD/JP)
She was punched and bitten by a patient in the Fairview Gardens area of Dromore on Tuesday, 10 October.
The paramedic tried to get away from the scene however she was assaulted a second time and sustained a head injury.
The suspect is expected to appear in court in November.
The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) condemned the incident.
(CD/JP)
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