A 39-YEAR-OLD man ‘trashed’ a cubicle at the Royal Blackburn Hospital when staff told him he was being discharged.

Blackburn magistrates heard Francis John Duffy had been taken in because of a drug overdose and when he was due to leave said he wasn’t going anywhere without his medication.

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Duffy, of Leyland Road, Burnley, pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour and damaging medical equipment belonging to East Lancashire NHS Trust.

He was jailed for eight weeks after the magistrates heard he was being recalled on prison licence for 28 days.

Jailing Duffy, magistrates said the offences were aggravated by the fact they were committed in a hospital where he was being treated and against a nurse who was trying to help him.

“Other people couldn’t receive the appropriate treatment because of your behaviour,” he added.

Charlotte Crane, prosecuting, said Duffy had been admitted to A and E at 12.40pm and treated appropriately. At 3.45pm it was decided to release him but he became aggressive.

“He said if they didn’t give him his medication he would trash the room,” said Miss Crane.

“He was slamming things around and turning items over and nurse Emily Batley and a consultant went into the room because he still had a cannula attached.

“He said he wasn’t going anywhere until he had his medication and said he was good at boxing and would ‘have’ security.”

Andrew Marsh, defending, said his client had a significant drug problem.

“He had taken the former legal high known as Spice on this day and that had messed with his mind to the extent he didn’t know what he was doing,” said Mr Marsh. “He was completely out of control.”