A MAN’S aggressive behaviour at a Powys surgery resulted in a panic button being pushed after he exposed his buttocks to frightened staff.
Paul Carr-Webster screamed at and was aggressive to staff at Knighton’s Wylcwm Street Surgery after he could not be seen by doctors.
The surgery’s entire staff responded after the panic button was pushed during the incident last August.
Llandrindod Wells Magistrates’ Court heard this week that after the panic button had been pushed, Carr-Webster, 59, pulled his trousers and pants down and told staff “You can have a look at it”, which left one member of staff feeling so sick she was unable to eat her lunch.
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The defendant, of Jubilee House, Knighton, admitted one charge of threatening behaviour when he appeared at court on Wednesday, February 28.
Prosecutor James Sprunks said Carr-Webster had “demanded” an urgent medical appointment when he showed up to the surgery on August 14, 2023.
“A female member of staff was working on the front desk when the defendant, who she noticed as a regular patient, entered,” said Mr Sprunks.
“He demanded an urgent medical appointment but he was not able to give a reason as to why. He said he had been coughing up blood.
“The member of staff went to speak to a superior and was told to tell him (Carr-Webster) he would contact him later on, but he refused to leave the surgery.
“He became aggressive to staff members and others there. His behaviour made the victim feel threatened.
“There was a plastic screen separating them and he began banging on it and screaming.
“She pushed the emergency red button for assistance and everyone in the building responded.
“The defendant then pulled his trousers down and exposed his buttocks. He told them ‘You can have a look at it’. The female member of staff said she couldn’t eat her lunch as it had made her feel sick.”
Mr Sprunks said Carr-Webster had 15 convictions for 24 previous offences.
Carr-Webster told magistrates he did not want to say anything in his defence.
Chair of the bench, Simon Green, told Carr-Webster: “People who work for the NHS have a right to go to work without being abused.”
Magistrates fined Carr-Webster £140 and told him to pay £85 costs as well as a £56 surcharge.
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