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| Pharmacist admits lawyer attack | Pharmacist admits lawyer attack |
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| A pharmacist who hit a barrister over the head with an iron bar after he was struck off at a disciplinary hearing has been told he will be sent to jail. | |
| Samuel Ashby, 61, from Ingoldsby, Lincs, admitted attacking Desmond Fitzpatrick in south London in October, leaving him needing seven stitches. | |
| The hearing had heard how Ashby had been aggressive towards staff, insulted customers and made dispensing errors. | The hearing had heard how Ashby had been aggressive towards staff, insulted customers and made dispensing errors. |
| A judge at Inner London Crown Court remanded him in custody on Monday. | A judge at Inner London Crown Court remanded him in custody on Monday. |
| Ashby pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm on 25 October 2006. | Ashby pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm on 25 October 2006. |
| The court heard Ashby "blew his cool" at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society hearing, seconds after being told he was no longer fit to practise. | The court heard Ashby "blew his cool" at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society hearing, seconds after being told he was no longer fit to practise. |
| 'Substantial risk' | 'Substantial risk' |
| He pulled out a 12-inch bolt, vaulted onto a table and launched himself at 47-year-old Mr Fitzpatrick, who had helped bring the case against the pharmacist. | He pulled out a 12-inch bolt, vaulted onto a table and launched himself at 47-year-old Mr Fitzpatrick, who had helped bring the case against the pharmacist. |
| Both the probation officer and your own psychiatrist said you expressed no remorse whatsoever for your actions Judge Quentin Campbell | Both the probation officer and your own psychiatrist said you expressed no remorse whatsoever for your actions Judge Quentin Campbell |
| Ashby repeatedly lashed out, striking Mr Fitzpatrick on the head and causing a five-inch long scalp wound. | Ashby repeatedly lashed out, striking Mr Fitzpatrick on the head and causing a five-inch long scalp wound. |
| Judge Quentin Campbell told Ashby: "It is no part of this court's remit to consider whether the charges brought against you by your professional body were fair, unfair, justified, or unjustified." | Judge Quentin Campbell told Ashby: "It is no part of this court's remit to consider whether the charges brought against you by your professional body were fair, unfair, justified, or unjustified." |
| The judge went on to say that he was concerned about a report prepared by a psychiatrist. | The judge went on to say that he was concerned about a report prepared by a psychiatrist. |
| "Both the probation officer and your own psychiatrist said you expressed no remorse whatsoever for your actions, no sympathy or empathy for your victim whatsoever," the judge said. | "Both the probation officer and your own psychiatrist said you expressed no remorse whatsoever for your actions, no sympathy or empathy for your victim whatsoever," the judge said. |
| "I am afraid the court, having read the psychiatrist's report, considers you pose a substantial risk (to the public)." | "I am afraid the court, having read the psychiatrist's report, considers you pose a substantial risk (to the public)." |
| He added: "I have no doubt whatsoever I will be imposing a sentence of imprisonment in this case. | He added: "I have no doubt whatsoever I will be imposing a sentence of imprisonment in this case. |
| "It is merely a question of whether it will be an extended one." | "It is merely a question of whether it will be an extended one." |
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