Gang of thugs launch vicious attack on female medic because 'they had to wait too long'

A gang of drunken thugs attacked a female medic in A&E after deciding they had waited too long for treatment.



Four young men and a female friend attended the hospital after one of them suffered suspected food poisoning while celebrating a friend's 18th birthday.



Unhappy with having to wait for treatment, one of the men threw a plastic bin at a female anaesthetist and then entered the woman's office to confront her further.



In a vicious attack the men then pushed the woman through a door into a corridor.



The male head of the department and a male nurse were then attacked when they tried to intervene.



A 16-year-old boy is seen punching one of the medics in the face.



One of the gang is seen standing in front of the hospital workers to protect them from his friends.



The group are then seen staggering out of the hospital together to resume their celebrations but were arrested shortly afterwards.



The anaesthetist needed treatment for concussion after the incident at the Yelets Municipal Hospital No 2 in the city of Lipetsk in western Russia.



Police have launched an investigation into the incident and the four men face serious criminal charges.