Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Friday, 20th September 2024, at 16:10hrs
Stevenson also sprayed aersol gas and threw other objects at paramedics during an assault in Accrington
A woman has been jailed for more than 10 months after assaulting paramedics in Accrington.
In a statement released after sentencing, Lancashire Police said,
“Rebecca Stevenson, 26 of Nelson Street, Accrington appeared at Preston Crown Court last Friday (September 13) where she was sentenced to 44 weeks imprisonment following a trial.
At around 8:30pm, on 7th May 2024, we received a report of an assault on an emergency worker on Broadway in Accrington. Paramedics attending to Stevenson had had potatoes and other objects thrown at them and had a can of aerosol gas sprayed at them.
Stevenson had behaved aggressively towards the paramedics, assaulting them both inside and outside the ambulance. Thankfully the two emergency workers only suffered minor injuries.
These assaults are not, and never will be tolerated in Lancashire and we hope that this shows others, who may think it acceptable to assault emergency workers, that we will take these incidents seriously, and we will bring you before the courts.
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