Kent Police was called to the hospital during the early hours of Wednesday, June 22, to reports a patient had verbally abused a member of staff and also tried to assault him. Colleagues intervened and also had kicks and punches aimed at them.
Officers attended and arrested Rebecca Colman at the scene. Colman, 28, of Station Road, Edenbridge was later charged with two counts of assault by beating of an emergency worker and with causing a nuisance or disturbance on NHS premises.
She appeared before Medway Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, June 23 and pleaded guilty.
Colman was sentenced to 240 days’ imprisonment, which included the activation of a suspended sentence for previous offences against emergency workers.
District Commander for Tunbridge Wells, Chief Inspector Omid Changizi, said: “Every day police officers and hospital staff deal with unpredictable, challenging and sometimes volatile situations. However, like any other job, they should be able to perform their roles without being the subject of abuse and physical violence. Any assaults on emergency workers are completely unacceptable and we will not hesitate to prosecute those who put their safety at risk in this way.”
