A man who nearly died after taking a drink and drugs cocktail was abusive towards the paramedics and nursing staff who saved his life, a court heard.

Karl Gibbins, 35, went on a “journey of self-destruction” after being kicked out of his girlfriend’s home, and was found in the road face down on the floor with a smashed bottle of vodka beside him, Norwich magistrates heard.

Gibbins, from Bowthorpe Road, Norwich, was warned by magistrates that he could be jailed, and the case was adjourned for reports.

He admitted possessing a knife in a public place, two counts of threatening behaviour, and one of criminal damage, smashing a glass plane at his girlfriend’s home, all on March 26.

Prosecuting, Mark Davis said: “The first offence was the damage to the window. After that the defendant took a cocktail of drink and drugs including amphetamines and vodka.

“Two East of England Ambulance Service paramedics were called to Wakefield Road in Norwich at about 4.35pm.

“A man (Gibbins) was lying in the road beside a smashed bottle of vodka. He had sustained some injuries to his face.

“He was extremely abusive to the paramedics and spat in their direction. He swore at them and said he was going to kill them. Police were called by the ambulance staff and he was arrested at that stage for being drunk and disorderly.

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