Jennefer Sculley repeatedly made nuisance calls to the ambulance service sentenced

From 16^th July to 21^st July, Jennefer Sculley, 44, of Ferndale Road, Swindon, made 24 calls to the South Western Ambulance Service for a variety of medical complaints.

Out of these 24 calls, seven were category 1 calls – the highest emergency priority for immediately life-threatening conditions – which required an immediate response from the ambulance service.

On attendance by paramedics, Sculley was deemed not to require any medical treatment. She would then call 999 again shortly after the paramedics had left, triggering a further category 1 call.

She was arrested on July 21^st, assaulting two officers in the process, and appeared at Swindon Magistrates’ Court the following day, where she pleaded guilty to persistently making use of a public communication network to cause annoyance, inconvenience and/or anxiety and two counts of assaulting a constable in the execution of their duty.

She was issued with a two-year Criminal Behaviour Order, which imposed the following conditions:

1)           Not to make any calls to 999 unless there is a genuine emergency.

2)           Not to make any calls to 101 unless it is to report a crime.

3)           Not to make any calls to 111 unless they need genuine medical advice.

4)           Not to ask or cause members of the public to call emergency services on your behalf unless genuine immediate emergency.

5)           Not to act or engage in any anti-social behaviour that could cause another person harassment, alarm, or distress

6)           Not to behave in a manner that is hostile, belligerent, or antagonistic towards emergency services whilst communicating in person or any other electronic means.

Neighbourhood Inspector Loz Copeland said: “Sculley’s repeated calls to the ambulance service would have prevented others from receive urgent treatment and triage, putting lives in danger.

“I hope this order will serve to curtail Sculley’s behaviour and ease the strain on the emergency services so they can better serve the public who are in genuine need of an urgent response.”