A MAN who acted like a maniac in the middle of a hospital ward has seen the error of his ways.

Thomas Myles, 52, had to be restrained with straps and covered with a spit hood to protect staff and patients during his vile assault on two police constables at Glasgow Royal Infirmary (GRI).

A year after his outburst, the accused became the victim of a nasty attack and suffered "life-changing" injuries. Because of this, Myles was said to have a newfound respect for emergency workers and felt remorse over his bad behaviour.

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Police were initially called to GRI to help assist staff with a difficult patient. Myles, who was highly agitated, was told to calm down but responded by spitting on a male constable and kicking a female PC on the head.

He was eventually restrained with straps and a spit hood.

The female officer suffered whiplash from the kick to the head and was absent from work for a period.

The incident happened on May 5, 2016.

At the city's sheriff court, Myles pleaded guilty to assaulting the two constables at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.

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He also admitted breaking his bail conditions by failing to sign on at London Road police station on April 25, 2018. In addition, he also failed to appear at court without a reasonable excuse on December 13, 2017 and again on July 17, 2018.

In defence it was claimed that Myles had shown remorse for his actions.

It was explained that the accused had sustained life-changing injuries following a serious assault in April 2017 and had spent a substantial amount of time in hospital after the attack.

Myles was said to now understand the importance of emergency staff and the work that they do.

His lawyer stated: "It has been life-changing for him."

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Sheriff Tony Kelly told the accused the locus of the assaults caused considerable aggravation to the charges as patients were being treated at the time of his outburst.

Myles, of East Campbell Street, was thereafter jailed for six months.