Man Caught With Kinder Eggs Up His Bum Assaults Ambulance Staff

Patrick Pearse Killen, 25, of Portadown, appeared via video link from Maghaberry Prison before Craigavon Magistrates Court on Friday and pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing a controlled drug, assaulting an ambulance worker and possessing a class C drug with intent to supply.

The Court was told that on December 6th 2022 police received a report of a man (Mr Killen) in Lurgan. He was brought to Lurgan Police Station where he was met by an ambulance.

The prosecutor told the court:

“Prior to their departure from the station the Ambulance Service located a bag of suspected class C drugs on the defendant’s person which they then gave to police. The defendant was then conveyed to the hospital with the Ambulance Service to receive treatment,”

“Later in the hospital the Ambulance Service alerted police that the defendant had, in the interim, removed two Kinder eggs wrapped in cling film from his rectum and handed these to ambulance staff. They provided those items to police.”

“The defendant became very cross that those had been taken. He was aggressive and irate. He exited the ambulance in only his boxer shorts shouting towards ambulance staff,”

“The defendant verbally threatened a female member of the ambulance staff with physical violence, putting her in fear.”

He was arrested and following discharge from Craigavon Hospital he was taken to Banbridge Custody Suite to which he made full admissions to the charges.

Killen’s Barrister Aoife Macauley stated in court:

“Given Your Worship’s comments this morning, I understand you are horrified by the charge of the assault on the ambulance worker,”

“He is an inherently vulnerable young man who has become institutionalised,” she said, adding that his estimated date of release is August 19.

District Judge Chris Holmes said that people who behave like this towards those in a hospital or medical setting should expect an immediate custodial sentence adding:

 “I did caveat that for those with significant mental health issues.”

“You have a very significant mental health background struggling for many years with very significant challenges. It doesn’t in any way excuse your behaviour toward people trying to help you.”

In relation to all the drug offences Killen was given one month in jail and for the assault on the ambulance worker, he got four months in prison, all to run concurrently and suspended for two years.

ENDS