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Cardiff Paramedic Assaulted: Calls for Stricter Sentences

1/20/2026

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Emily Hilton, a Cardiff-based volunteer paramedic, was sexually assaulted by a patient during a 999 call after assessing a man who had fallen from his wheelchair.
There were 3,000 assaults against emergency workers in Wales from June 2023 to June 2024.
Craig Burgess was found guilty and given a community order, £60 fine, and five years on the sex offenders register.
Authorities say abuse is being addressed with longer custodial sentences.

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Story summary

Emily Hilton, a Cardiff-based volunteer paramedic, was sexually assaulted by a patient during a 999 call after assessing a man who had fallen from his wheelchair.
There were 3,000 assaults against emergency workers in Wales from June 2023 to June 2024.
Craig Burgess was found guilty and given a community order, £60 fine, and five years on the sex offenders register.
Authorities say abuse is being addressed with longer custodial sentences.