A violent drug addict who charged at a hospital doctor before stabbing him three times in the back with a needle taken from his own arm will be returned to prison to serve a new sentence after his original one-year jail term was more than doubled on appeal.
The Court of Appeal heard that the doctor had moved to Ireland to realise his dream of becoming an emergency medicine consultant but has since given up his hopes after the attack by Stephen Ennis, 32, left him "shattered”.
At a hearing in February, Ennis was told the appeal court would focus on the content of probation reports and was warned that “the ball was in his court” if he wanted to avoid another prison term.
