Derry Court: Nine months jail for man who lashed out at two members of ambulance service

A man has been jailed at Derry Magistrate's Court for what a judge described as 'a deliberate kick' at two members of the ambulance service.

Shay Lynn (18) of Francis Street in Derry appeared on a series of charges relating to the incident on August 31 last year.

He admitted two charges of assault on ambulance crew, assaulting a police officer and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. 

The court heard that an ambulance crew was called when Lynn was found unconscious. 

The crew strapped the defendant to take him into the ambulance when he recovered consciousness and lashed out kicking the two crew members in the groin.

Defence counsel Stephen Chapman said that his client was confused when he woke up. 

District Judge Barney McElholm said that this was not a case of someone lashing out but a case of a deliberate kick. 

He imposed a sentence of nine months custody.