Paramedic tried to rouse drunk Wishaw man but suffered barrage of sectarian abuse
Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A paramedic who tried to rouse a drunk slumped in a doorway got a barrage of sectarian abuse.The emergency worker tried to explain to Richard Yardley that he was only there to help him and begged him to stop swearing.But, Hamilton Sheriff Court heard this week, the 58-year-old kept cursing and ranting about ‘No pope’ and ‘No Rome’.If anything, his behaviour got even worse and police officers eventually arrived to arrest him.Yardley, of Etive Crescent, Pather, admitted threatening or abusive behaviour in Old Manse Road, Newmains, on July 2.The court heard the paramedic had responded to a report of a man lying drunk in a doorway at 10.35pm.He recognised