The incident took place on 3 May this year, at around 4:30 a.m., on one of the streets in Lubin. – Police officers were notified by hospital staff that a woman who needed help had left the facility. The officers found her on Krasickiego Street – reports asp. szt. Sylwia Serafin, press officer of the Lubin District Police Headquarters. – They called an Ambulance Service team to the scene. While the medics were helping the woman, a man passing by suddenly attacked a paramedic, attempting to hit him. When the medic avoided the attack, the perpetrator threatened him with loss of life and health and tried to force him to stop carrying out his duties.
The police officers nearby immediately reacted and subdued the attacker, who turned out to be a 45-year-old man from Lubin. He was arrested. The spokeswoman: – During the proceedings, the aggressor actively resisted, threatened one of the intervening officers with death, and repeatedly insulted them using vulgar language. He also tried, through his conduct, to force the police officer to stop performing his official duties.
The result? The hot-tempered 45-year-old ended up in a police cell.
The evidence collected made it possible to bring charges against the man for making criminal threats against a public official – both the paramedic and the police officer – as well as for forcing them to stop carrying out lawful official duties.
Investigators established that the 45-year-old acted under recidivist conditions. In the past, he had already served a prison sentence for a similar offence.
The court remanded the aggressor in custody for three months. Since the suspect is a repeat offender, he faces up to 4.5 years in prison. The policewoman:
Attacks on paramedics, as well as on other services that save lives, are serious crimes and cannot be tolerated. We remind you that people who commit such acts must expect severe legal consequences.