A paramedic in London said she felt ‘frightened, scared and vulnerable’ when a patient groped her and exposed himself.
A paramedic said she felt ‘frightened, scared and vulnerable’ when a patient groped her and exposed himself.
Naveed Ahmed, 35, is currently serving a nine-month sentence for sexually assaulting her in Edgware Road, centralNow the victim, Charlotte Miller, has decided to waive her anonymity and speak out about her experience to encourage others to report assaults. She said: ‘My crewmate and I were encouraging the patient to get into the ambulance so we could assess him but he grabbed my crotch and tried to grab me again. Then he pulled his pants down.‘I think the reason I was so shocked was because it was so unexpected – I was there to help him.Footage showed Charlotte calling police on her radio after the assault Charlotte used her radio to call police and they showed up within less than a minute.
She added: ‘I would urge everyone to report these things because I was well supported by my management team and by the police. ‘It’s only by reporting this sort of behaviour and helping police to prosecute that the message will get through that there are serious consequences.’Last year there were a total of 49 sexual assaults on workers or volunteers and 516 physical assaults, including kicking, punching, head-butting and attacks with a weapon.
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