A SOUTHAMPTON man hurled a chair at an A&E nurse during an outburst at a hospital.

Sean Llewellyn threw a chair hitting a nurse on the back of the neck and shoulders causing bad bruising, a court heard.

Just moments before the 33-year-old had thrown a mattress and bin out of his A&E cubicle at Southampton General Hospital.

He even broke a computer monitor after hurling a blood pressure machine at it on July 14 last year.

A court heard that other patients had to be evacuated.

Llewellyn had attended A&E where he was dealt with by his victim who said he was “initially compliant”.

However, while she was with someone else, he started swearing and pulled down the cubicle curtains.

Llewellyn of Anson Drive, Southampton then started shouting and throwing items.

Appearing before at Southampton Magistrates’ Court on Friday, he was charged with criminal damage and assaulting an emergency worker.

He also faced two counts of intending to cause harassment, alarm or distress by using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour - the victims being two medical workers.

Llewellyn previously pleaded guilty.

Defending, Michael McGoldrick said that his client felt remorse and shame and wanted to apologise to the staff at the hospital.

He added that Llewellyn had gone to A&E after taking an overdose intending to end his life.

During sentencing, magistrates’ Chair, Mr David Wilson said his behaviour was “totally, totally unacceptable” and that the nurse had only been trying to help him.

He deemed the offences so serious that they crossed the custody threshold but mentioned Llewellyn’s mental health issues and lack of previous convictions. He jailed him for eight weeks, suspended for 18 months. Llewellyn must pay £750 in compensation, £85 in court costs and complete 25 rehabilitation activity days.

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