Woman jailed after paramedics had potatoes thrown and aerosol can spayed at them

A woman has been jailed for more than 10 months after paramedics had potatoes thrown and an aerosol gas can sprayed at them.

Lancashire Police were called to reports of an assault on an emergency worker on Broadway in Accrington at around 8.30pm on May 7. Paramedics attending to Rebecca Stevenson, 26, of Nelson Street, Accrington, had potatoes and other objects thrown at them.

They also had a can of aerosol gas sprayed at them. Stevenson had behaved aggressively towards the paramedics, assaulting them both inside and outside the ambulance, according to police, but thankfully the two emergency workers only suffered minor injuries.

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Stevenson appeared at Preston Crown Court on September 13 where she was sentenced to 44 weeks imprisonment following a trial. Det. Ch. Insp Andy Horne of East Division said: “Assaults on anyone, including emergency workers will not be tolerated.

“Those paramedics attended to Stevenson to help her, not to have objects thrown at them. These assaults are not, and never will be tolerated in Lancashire and I welcome the custodial sentence handed down on Stevenson.

"I 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.”