An 'abhorrent' lout who assaulted and abused paramedics as they tried to help him has been jailed.
Ross Fyfe was given a criminal behaviour order on January 20 this year after punching a paramedic in the stomach. The terms of the order include a prohibition on him acting in an anti-social manner, including to members of the emergency services.
At 1am on January 31, paramedics attended his home in Blyth, Northumberland, after receiving a report of him being in pain. Omar Ahmad, prosecuting, told Newcastle Crown Court: "One of the paramedics had dealt with him multiple times before. He was made aware that on the 999 call he had been aggressive on the phone."
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On arrival at his home, the two paramedics got no answer at the door and let themselves in and found Fyfe lying on the floor and he told them he was "f*****".
Mr Ahmad said: "The paramedic tried to help him and the defendant verbally abused him and said 'turn that f****** light off and get out of my f****** house'. He was shouting louder and swearing."
The paramedic feared being assaulted and left to wait for the arrival of the police. He said in a victim impact statement: "On attending the address to try to help him I was verbally abused by him.
"It's not the first time he has been verbally aggressive towards me when attending his home to help him. I'm always on edge because I've known him to be verbally and physically abusive to those trying to assist him.
"I find his behaviour towards medical staff who attend to help him absolutely abhorrent. I'm quite apprehensive when attending his address."
Fyfe, 35, of Holystone Avenue, Blyth, has 59 previous convictions, including for assaulting an emergency worker last October when he punched a paramedic in the stomach as he tried to help him. He also assaulted an emergency worker in 2021 and has a conviction for GBH on his record.
For the latest offence, he pleaded guilty to breaching the criminal behaviour order and Judge Stephen Earl jailed him for 16 weeks but told him he will be released in a week, having already done seven weeks on remand.
The court heard he has alcohol and mental health issues. Kate Barnes, defending, said: "His resolve is strengthened now by his sobriety. His health is suffering in custody, his diabetes is out of control."
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