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Punched in face, chased with bar
Evening Standard Last updated at 00:00am on 01.09.04Ambulancewoman Sarah Boyle has been verbally or physically abused by drunken patients seven times this year.
Ms Boyle, 29, was so frightened after the last attack that she was taken off the road. Attacks this year have included:
Ms Boyle, who lives in Dartford, said: "People can be merry one minute then can turn in a second. They are so much more aggressive when they have been drinking."
