Vile hospital cleaner spat in cop's eye and stated he "could be riddled with all sorts"

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A “vile” hospital cleaner who spat in a police officer’s eye and said he “could be riddled with all sorts” has narrowly avoided jail.Aidan Bowie, 23, was taken to the A&E department of Paisley’s Royal Alexandra Hospital on July 11 last year after a member of the public saw him drunkenly walking down the middle of the road towards oncoming traffic.After refusing treatment at the hospital, out-of-control, Bowie, was arrested and spat in PC Laura Gardner’s eye.Defence agent Anthony Boland told Paisley Sheriff Court yesterday that Bowie was “extremely remorseful of his behaviour” and that he understood the fact he works in a hospital “made this offence worse.” Don't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.

Sign up to our newsletters here. Sheriff Brian Mohan told the Queen Elizabeth Hospital cleaner he had met the “threshold for custody” after the High Court set out guidelines that spitting on police officers during the covid pandemic would merit jail time.Prosecutor David McDonald previously told the court: “Shortly after midnight, PC Elliott was in the accident and emergency department of the Royal Alexandra Hospital due to an unrelated matter.“PC Elliott was spoken to by a member of public who had taken the accused to the hospital as she had concerns for his welfare.“The accused was heavily intoxicated and the member of the public had found him in the middle of the road walking towards incoming traffic.”The court heard PC Elliott made several attempts to engage with out-of-control Bowie, as did several members of