A man in his sixties has been jailed for six years after he attacked a GP and three members of staff at a surgery on Old Ashton Road angered he couldn’t get an appointment
The court heard that Olumuiwa Oduntan of Herne Street, Openshaw telephoned his GP surgery to book an appointment. He became aggressive and threatening when he was told that there weren’t any appointments available that day.
A couple of hours later, he attended the surgery and became aggressive and violent towards the staff at the front desk, who had a protective screen in front of them.
Oduntan smashed the screen with a barrier pole before climbing onto the desk and entering the reception area.
The surgery’s doctor, and three female staff members, made attempts to detain Oduntan but all sustained significant head injuries from the barrier pole he used. A third member of staff was strangled by the defendant.
Our officers attended and Oduntan was taken into custody, where he was questioned and later charged and remanded.
He pleading guilty to four assaults, including grievous and actual bodily harm as well as an affray.
DC Philippa Barker from our North Manchester CID said: “We are pleased with today’s result and hope it gives the victims, who each sustained serious injuries through unprovoked violence some peace and enables them to heal from this horrific experience.
“Violence in any form is not tolerated by GMP and we ensure that every case reported to us is thoroughly investigated. In this case, we are grateful to the victims and their willingness to support the prosecution through to trial and subsequent conviction and sentence.”
