article_snippet.sent: At Beverley Magistrates Court, Ben Thurlow of Druffield who had pleaded guilty to common assault, was given a four month sentence, suspended for 12 months.
article_snippet.sent: Colette Dixon, prosecuting, told Beverley Magistrates Court, Thurlow of Druffield who had pleaded guilty to common assault: 'When paramedics arrived it was 50 minutes before Beverley Magistrates Court, Thurlow of Druffield who had pleaded guilty to common assault had some sort of control over the defendant.'
article_snippet.sent: Rachael Davis, mitigating, said that Ben Thurlow had written a letter of apology to emergency worker Rebecca Hudson, expressing remorse at his actions.
article_snippet.sent: The defendant at the time was in a state of emotional stress as well as being the victim of a very nasty assault and had a nasty head injury as a result.
article_snippet.sent: There was a lack of pre-meditation with this case and a demonstration of remorse that goes above and beyond the normal course. '
article_snippet.sent: But sentencing Ben Thurlow, Anne Farnsworth, chair of the bench, said: 'We have considered this case and found you assaulted a paramedic over a long period of time due to drink. '
article_snippet.sent: We accept you are very remorseful however We are very much of the view this incident meets the threshold of a custodial sentence.'
article_snippet.sent: Thurlow was also ordered to pay £1,750 in compensation as well as pay £85 in court costs and an £80 victim surcharge.
highlights_snippet.sent: The drunk 23-year-old was being treated after receiving a head injury .
  