'Gorilla attack' teenager rolls over A&E nurse.Byline: Janice Burns A BOOZED-UP teenager told hospital doctors he had been attacked by a gorilla gorilla, an ape, Gorilla gorilla, native to the lowland and mountain forests of western and central equatorial Africa. It is the largest of the apes, the males reaching a height of 5 to 6 ft (150–190 cm) with a 9-ft (144–cm) arm spread. - then rolled on top of a nurse. Gary Campbell, 18, had downed a bottle of vodka, four cans of lager and snorted cocaine before he turned up in A&E. He told medics he had been set upon by the gorilla and a gang of chimpanzees - but he had really been attacked by his dog. Campbell, of Port Glasgow Port Glasgow, town (1991 pop. 22,636), Inverclyde, W Scotland, on the Firth of Clyde. Its dry dock, built in 1762, was one of the first of its kind in Scotland. It was founded in 1668 as a port for Glasgow, before the city had been made accessible to large ships. , vanished from the waiting room at Inverclyde Royal Hospital before being found dancing in the fracture clinic. He then collapsed during the incident in July, Greenock Sheriff Court heard yesterday. Lindy lin·dy or Lin·dy n. pl. lin·dies A lively swing dance for couples. Also called lindy hop. [From Lindynickname of Charles Augustus Lindbergh. Scaife, prosecuting, said: "He was put into a bed and hooked up to heart monitors and various other pieces of equipment. He then began lashing out with his arms and legs and grabbed a nurse, rolling on top of her and trapping her arm. "She called for help and other medical staff attended." Campbell admitted breach of the peace. Ellen Macdonald, defending, said the first offender first offender n. One convicted of a legal offense for the first time. first offender Noun a person convicted of a criminal offence for the first time Noun 1. appreciated the seriousness of what he had done as he had family who work within the hospital. She added: "He has written a letter of apology to staff apologising for his conduct." Sentencing Campbell to 150 hours' community service, Sheriff Gerard MacMillan told him: "This nurse was subjected to abuse she didn't deserve as she tried to help you." CAPTION(S): APOLOGY: Campbell |
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