In Spain, a patient who assaulted two doctors in the emergency room and pleaded guilty to assaulting them is sentenced to prison

A VIOLENT patient who attacked two ER doctors at Cartagena’s Santa Lucia Hospital has been given as 14 month prison sentence following a ‘speedy trial’.

The Murcia College of Physicians has welcomed the verdict and punishment.

They said it ‘sets a precedent in defending health workers’.

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The male patient assaulted the ER staff in the early morning hours of the 3rd April.

It was reported that he was visibly angry, and punched the face of a doctor who was trying calm him down.

A colleague injured his arm after intervening.

A Cartagena Court sentenced the aggressor to 14 months of jail, but because it was his first offense, he can replace it with community service.

Both doctors will receive financial compensation in the amount of an undisclosed amount.

The court also issued a 300-metre restraining orders against the two doctors, which will be valid for four months.

Both the College of Physicians and the CESM Medical Union said the actions of the court ‘are a necessary step to deter future violence and protect the work environment at health centres’.