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| Arrests after paramedics attacked | |
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| Two teenagers have been arrested after a paramedic crew were attacked and their ambulance vandalised while answering an emergency call. | |
| Police said the two offences were separate, but both happened as the crew were at a house in Ely, Cardiff. | |
| A 16-year-old girl was arrested after a paramedic and trainee technician were bitten in what ambulance chiefs called a "particularly nasty attack". | |
| A boy of 16 was arrested after a brick was thrown through the vehicle window. | |
| South Wales Police said the girl was taken to Llandough Hospital, near Penarth, where she was given treatment. | |
| The boy, meanwhile, is in custody being questioned on suspicion of criminal damage. | |
| 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 | 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 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. | "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." | "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. | 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. | 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. | "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." | "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. |