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| Paramedics attacked on house call | Paramedics attacked on house call |
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| Two paramedics have been attacked and their ambulance vandalised as they attended an emergency call. | Two paramedics have been attacked and their ambulance vandalised as they attended an emergency call. |
| South Wales Police said the crew called them for help after they were assaulted at a house in Ely, Cardiff. | South Wales Police said the crew called them for help after they were assaulted at a house in Ely, Cardiff. |
| They were taken to hospital after what ambulance chiefs called a "particularly nasty attack". A 16-year-old girl was arrested on suspicion of assault. | |
| Meanwhile, youths threw a brick through the ambulance's window as it was outside the house. | |
| Officers investigating the vandalism said it was not related to the assault. | |
| South Wales Police said the 16-year-old was taken to Llandough Hospital, near Penarth, where she was given treatment. | |
| Our staff are highly trained people who are there to do a job in the community... they're not there to be targets for anyone Mike Cassidy, deputy chief executive of the Welsh Ambulance Service | |
| The assault happened at about 2200 GMT on Tuesday. | The assault happened at about 2200 GMT on Tuesday. |
| A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesman said: "A paramedic and trainee technician both suffered bites and were taken to the University Hospital of Wales, where they were treated for minor injuries but not detained. | |
| "A group of youths smashed the side window on the new emergency ambulance and it will now be out of action while it is repaired. | |
| "If anyone has any information on an attack on ambulance staff then they should contact the police immediately." | |
| The attack follows an incident across the city in Grangetown last month when several youths tried to board an ambulance and assaulted the crew who were trying to treat a young man. | |
| Mike Cassidy, deputy chief executive of the Welsh Ambulance Service, said: "This latest incident was a particularly nasty and unpleasant attack which has left two of our staff needing treatment. | |
| "Incidents of violence and abuse towards ambulance staff are a matter of great concern for the trust and we would ask the public to inform the police. | |
| "Our staff are highly trained people who are there to do a job in the community. They're not there to be targets for anyone." | |
| Police asked anyone with information to call 029 2022 2111. | Police asked anyone with information to call 029 2022 2111. |