This is the shocking moment a woman knocks a paramedic unconscious and breaks his eye socket in an 'unprovoked' attack after he responded to a 999 call to help her. Vanessa Blakely, 25 severely damaged Nick Brown's eye socket during the assault and also broke the ribs of a student paramedic called Callum.
Both emergency workers had been responding to a 999 call to assist Blakely on March 29, 2022., the Manchester Evening News reports. South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) shared body-cam footage of the 25-year-old telling the paramedics 'I will knock you the f**k out' before swinging a punch at Mr Brown.
In the clip, Blakely is seen sitting on the floor asking the paramedics: "Who even are you? You think you're something special" before she starts issuing violent threats. She is then heard shouting : 'Get out of my f***ing face because I swear to God, I will knock you the f*** out' while the emergency workers inform her she is being filmed and will be reported to police for her threats.
Blakely replies 'It's a threat, not a promise. Do you want me to make a promise because I happily will,' before swinging a punch. A dog walker intervened but Blakely repeatedly screamed: "Get the f*** off me," as he attempted to pull her away from the paramedic.
The appalling footage then jumps to the following minute where the defendant is seen punching Mr Brown in the face. who was knocked out after his head hit the front of the emergency vehicle. SWASFT confirmed that the paramedic was taken to hospital where he found out he had a broken eye.
Blakely pleaded guilty to assault by beating of an emergency worker and inflicting grievous bodily harm without intent but has managed to escape jail following a sentencing hearing. The 25-year-old was sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for two years at Swindon Magistrates' Court.
She was also given an order to pay compensation to the value of £100 and given a rehabilitation activity requirement. In a statement released through SWASFT, Mr Brown said: “When I woke up on the floor, I couldn’t quite believe what had happened.
"Nobody should be frightened to do their job, especially in a caring profession. Anyone that assaults an emergency worker should be ashamed of themselves.
"Sadly, we are often verbally abused, but thankfully physical abuse is less common, though it still happens. Body-worn cameras go a long way to reduce that risk.
“I hope this shocking footage and successful prosecution sends out a strong message that any assault, physical or verbal, will not be tolerated." Mr Brown thanked SWASFT, the police and the Great Western Hospital for the support and care he has received following the attack.
He added: “I would also like to praise the actions of Callum. His rapid intervention and calm decision making, despite being injured himself, minimised the harm done.”
Mike Pavey, crime and violence reduction officer at SWASFT, said: “What happened to Nick and Callum is shocking and completely unacceptable. This was a vicious, unprovoked attack on a crew that was trying to help someone.
“The role of our people is tough - physically, mentally and emotionally - without the patients we are trying to help assaulting us. Please help us to help you, and treat us with the dignity and respect we deserve.”
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