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Derry's Altnagelvin Hospital
A man has been given a suspended sentence at Derry Magistrates Court charged with assault of a healthcare professional in Altnagelvin Hospital.
Richard McCrossan (34) of Glenview Manor was charged over the incident that occurred on August 19 last year.
Police were called to Altagalvin Hospital after McCrossan was said to have assaulted a healthcare professional that was taking him back from x-ray.
McCrossan was said to have started swinging his arms and knocked the victim into the wall.
She was uninjured but was left in fear.
McCrossan claimed to have no memory of the incident but a defence solicitor told the court that he felt 'remorseful', saying that the incident was 'out of character' for him.
He added that McCrossan had a 'very limited record' with none of it for assault, and that he had accepted his offence at a 'very early stage'.
He was sentenced to four months in custody, suspended for two years.
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