An Angus teenager who threatened to knife two paramedics has been sent to a Young Offenders Institution for six months.

John Brand was so aggressive that they locked the door of their ambulance before driving off for their own safety.

Brand’s lawyer blamed the youth’s actions on the shock reaction to a beating.

Depute fiscal Hannah Kennedy told Forfar Sheriff Court the alarm had been raised by a member of the public just after 8pm on January 21 following a report of someone lying in Scott Street, Brechin.

”They found the accused propped up against a wall, conscious and breathing and with no immediate signs of injury,” she said.

Mrs Kennedy said the paramedics tried to carry out a further assessment but Brand became very aggressive and abusive.

via The Courier.