Woman who coughed at two paramedics and said 'I have the virus' is jailed for six months

A judge today jailed a west Clare woman for six months for the assault on two paramedics when coughing in their direction in the back of an ambulance and telling them “I have the virus”.
Woman who coughed at two paramedics and said 'I have the virus' is jailed for six months

Rebecca Blunnie at Ennis Court last April.
Rebecca Blunnie at Ennis Court last April.

A judge today jailed a west Clare woman for six months for the assault on two paramedics when coughing in their direction in the back of an ambulance and telling them “I have the virus”.

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