A man will appear in court next month following the alleged assault of a paramedic in Newcastle yesterday.
About 1:20pm yesterday, ambulance were called to a unit on Bull Street in Mayfield where a man was transported to the Calvary Mater Hospital.
On the way, it's alleged the 32-year-old became abusive towards a female paramedic punching her in the ribs knocking her over in the back of the vehicle.
She managed to escape the attack, through the door of the ambulance, its then alleged the patient followed behind her continuing his verbal abuse before walking away.
Both paramedics reported the matter to police later arrested the man at the Bull Street residence.
The man was taken to Newcastle Police Station where he was charged with assaulting an ambulance officer.
He was given conditional bail to appear in Newcastle Local Court on May 16.
