‘Boorish’ Dundee yob jailed for headbutting cop and assaulting doctor in Ninewells rampage

A yob who headbutted a cop and tried to assault a doctor during a hospital rampage was today jailed.

Grant Wales lost the plot during an incident at Dundee’s Ninewells Hospital.

He first tried to shove Dr Matthew Casey before launching an attack on a police officer.

Wales turned and headbutted PC Gareth Jennings.

A sheriff told Wales he was guilty of “boorish violence”.

Wales, 23, of Riddell Terrace, Dundee, pleaded guilty to two charges of assault on summary complaint.

The offences were committed on January 4 this year at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee.

Defence solicitor Jim Caird said Wales had been on remand since his first appearance in court in January – and urged a sheriff to impose a non-custodial sentence.

But Sheriff Alastair Brown jailed Wales for six months.

He said: “People doing their job should not be subjected to your boorish violence.

“Nothing other than a custodial sentence will meet this case.

“The court must punish and express society’s disapproval.

“Those who commit offences in hospitals may expect no sympathy.”