Jail for man who was abusive to staff at Wigan Infirmary

Sidney Speakman, 24, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to committing a series of offences at the hospital on February 1 when he appeared at Wigan and Leigh Magistrates’ Court.

He used threatening or abusive words or behaviour towards Laura Morris, Chloe Rimmer and Louise Traynor, and committed the same offence towards Ali

Elnogomi, but that time it was racially aggravated.

He also used threatening words or behaviour towards Rhys Marcelsanca and Joseph Harrison, making them believe violence would be used, and was in possession of class A drug cocaine and class B drug cannabis.

Speakman was jailed for a total of 20 weeks, with magistrates citing the offences being against public sector workers and in a hospital among the reasons they were so serious.

He was also ordered to pay compensation totalling £250.