Thug who battered paramedic trying to help him is jailed for two years trends now
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A thug who battered a paramedic who went to help him before smashing up an ambulance has been jailed for two years.
Paramedic Steve Raven had gone to help the thug who assaulted him in an attack that has left the brave emergency worker with hearing loss and facial numbness.
Henry Grain, 20, was jailed for two years after leaving Mr Raven with a broken jaw after punching him in the face outside a bar in Leominster, Herefordshire before smashing an ambulance window.
In this case, body-worn camera footage from West Midlands Ambulance Service was used for the first ever time as part of an investigation into an assault of a member of the ambulance service.
A court heard paramedics were called to Shooters Bar on March 4 last year to reports of an unresponsive pub-goer inside.
Henry Grain, 20, has been jailed for two years after leaving Mr Raven with a broken jaw after punching him in the face outside a bar in Leominster, Herefordshire
But when medics tried to help Grain he responded violently - punching Steve in the face and proceeding to damage an ambulance window.
He also broke one of the ambulance door hinges, taking the vehicle off the road for repairs, before police arrived at the scene.
Grain, of Leominster, pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent and was jailed for two years at Worcester Crown Court on Tuesday.
Steve said after the case: 'We had been tasked to a report of an unresponsive man in a public house.
'After initial treatment, we
