Sore throat lands man in prison
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A 76-year-old man has been sentenced to six months in prison after he phoned a whopping 42 times for an ambulance after discovering he had a sore throat.
Walter Emms had even phoned 999 when paramedics were already at his house, to complain that they'd refused to take him to hospital just because he had a tickly cough.
Emms' lawyer, David Castle, tried to explain his client's doings. "It's not done through malice," Castle said. "The 999 operator is his best friend when he's drunk."
Walter Emms had even phoned 999 when paramedics were already at his house, to complain that they'd refused to take him to hospital just because he had a tickly cough.
Emms' lawyer, David Castle, tried to explain his client's doings. "It's not done through malice," Castle said. "The 999 operator is his best friend when he's drunk."
