Portsmouth man arrested after ambulance crew are assaulted

A MAN has been arrested after four ambulance workers were attacked in Portsmouth last night.
By Neil Fatkin
Published 20th May 2020, 13:21 BST
Updated 20th May 2020, 14:29 BST
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Police were called by the emergency service’s crew at 10pm on Tuesday after they reported being attacked by a man after parking in a lay-by near Anglesea Road.

One of the male ambulance crew members suffered a minor injury, and the other three, a man and two women, were unharmed.

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A 55-year-old man from Portsmouth was arrested on suspicion of four counts of assault by beating of an emergency worker. He is in custody.

A Portsmouth man has been arrested following the assault of four ambulance workers.A Portsmouth man has been arrested following the assault of four ambulance workers.
A Portsmouth man has been arrested following the assault of four ambulance workers.
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