Hospital staff locked doors during drunk woman's disturbance

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 20 Oct, 09:58 · Archive

Hospital staff locked doors to protect patients when a drunk woman was shouting and banging on them.

Hospital staff at Penrith hospital locked the doors to protect patients when Jade Gunn, a 38-year-old former hospital worker, was outside shouting and screaming while banging on the doors. Staff called 999 due to concerns for other patients' safety, according to prosecutor George Shelley at Carlisle Magistrates' Court.

Gunn was found sitting between two automatic foyer doors and was intoxicated with a half-drunk bottle of vodka in her pocket. The incident on 2 July was one of five involving Gunn that occurred during a period described in court as a 'difficult time' in her life.

The court heard that the incidents began on 27 May when police were called to the beer garden of Penrith's Dog Beck pub. Gunn was refusing to leave and, after ignoring advice from officers, she continued to shout abuse and behave in a disorderly manner before being arrested.

On 25 June, Gunn caused criminal damage to a glass pane within a front door at a residential property in Penrith. The following day, on 3 July, police received another 999 call after Gunn was found intoxicated in the street, repeatedly banging on a door and crying. Officers described her as being in a drunken state, unsteady on her feet and slurring her words. She resisted officers and continued to shout in the street.

The final incident occurred on 25 July at the home of Gunn's former partner, who was assaulted. A roller blind was pulled from a door and thrown into the garden.

How it is being reported

• Staff locked hospital doors to protect patients from drunk and disorderly womanHOSPITAL staff locked doors to protect patients from a woman who was drunk and disorderly at the premises.NW Evening Mail · 20 Oct, 09:29
• Staff locked hospital doors to protect patients from drunk and disorderly womanHOSPITAL staff locked doors to protect patients from a woman who was drunk and disorderly at the premises.Westmorland Gazette · 20 Oct, 09:29
• Staff locked hospital doors to protect patients from drunk and disorderly womanHOSPITAL staff locked doors to protect patients from a woman who was drunk and disorderly at the premises.News & Star · 20 Oct, 05:14

In this story: Jade Gunn · Carlisle Magistrates' Court · Penrith · Dog Beck pub · George Shelley

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