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Belfast: Man who spat at doctor jailed for six months

His defence barrister said that due to McMullan’s intoxication, he has “very little recollection” of what happened in May.

The barrister said that, despite this, when interviewed by police and asked about spitting on the doctor, McMullan said, “if I did that I was totally wrong”.

The lawyer said “thankfully” the spitting incident did not result in the doctor being absent from his duties but said the medic “had to deal with the defendant in a way that he shouldn’t have had to”.

He added that McMullan entered guilty pleas at an early stage and has expressed remorse for what he did.

After listening to submissions from both the Crown and defence, the judge told McMullan that spitting on a doctor who was tending to him was a “disgusting act”.

He said McMullan’s criminal record as “formidable”.


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