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The paramedic had just arrived at Hairmyres with a patient who had been drinking. The man did not engage with him during the ambulance journey but, shortly after being put in a wheelchair, he snapped. Mr Saddiq, who is based in Douglas, South Lanarkshire, said: "As soon as I got him in, he turned round and started swearing at me. Racial profanities, all sorts of profanities." The patient then stood up, punched him to the ground and proceeded to kick him. The paramedic added: "It was quite a sustained, vicious attack. "It took quite a number of doctors, nurses and my own colleague - who injured himself as well - to get him off me." Mr Saddiq suffered a dislocated shoulder, broken ribs and an injured knee. He added: "It was totally unexpected, out of the blue, and it knocked me for six." Mr Saddiq told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme: "Following my assault I suffered severe mental health issues, I was diagnosed with PTSD, I had stress, anxiety, sleep disturbances, constant flashbacks for many years."
