A hospital patient attacked nurses in two violent rampages, a court has heard.
Alexander Fisher, 22, assaulted seven different women in the incidents at Dunfermline’s Lynebank Hospital.
He was described as “elated and excitable”, making comments about aliens and the sexual activity of hospital staff before one of the offences.
He repeatedly bit one woman, while another staff nurse was seized by the neck, kicked and had a piece of glass pushed against her.
Police were called and put Fisher in handcuffs, leg restraints and a spit hood.
He appeared from custody at Dunfermline Sheriff Court, having been jailed earlier this month for two years for similar violence at a clinic in Ayr.
He admitted that on April 7 2017 at Lynebank Hospital he assaulted nurse Nicola Buntin by punching her on the head.
He assaulted nurse Morag Campbell by attempting to bite her and attacked nurse Lauren Simpson by seizing her neck, kicking her and pressing a piece of glass on her body.
Fisher admitted further offences from June 10 2017 at Lynebank Hospital. On that occasion, he assaulted support worker Susan McGachan by kicking her, nurse Hannah Gray by repeatedly biting and pushing her, nurse Nicola Craig by pushing her and repeatedly spitting on her head, and Jacqui Rodgers by spitting on her.
Solicitor Alan Davie said his client was in hospital because it was thought he had a learning difficulty but it turned out to be a condition known as emotionally unstable personality disorder.
Sheriff Charles MacNair jailed Fisher for 160 days.