A man who sprayed his infected blood over a hospital ward while terrorising nurses threatened to petrol bomb a police station after he awoke from a drug overdose.

Andrew Neil, 28, pled guilty to assaulting police, threatening behaviour aggravated by abuse of sexual orientation and spraying Hep C infected blood when he when appeared from custody via videolink last week.

He was jailed for 27 months at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court last week.

The Procurator Fiscal said: “On Tuesday March 30, 2021, Mr Neil was admitted to Crosshouse Hospital after a drug overdose while positive for Hepatitis C and had canules fitted to both hands for medication.

“At 9.30am Neil woke and gave verbal abuse to nurses, asking them to stop the noise. He threatened to stab them with a knife and called her a ‘f****** cow’. She attempted to calm Mr Neil without police.

“That afternoon, a nurse offered care and a bed change and he said “no I’ll take a f****** shower when I want”.

“When Neil continued shouting at staff, nurses retreated and held the door shut.

“Neil made his way to the door causing blood to spray over the doors, bed, floor, walls and then kicked the bed. Nurses urged him to stop as they were aware of his infectious disease.

“Police were called and on arrival nurses attempted to calm Mr Neil but on seeing police directed abuse to officers. As they put him in handcuffs, he said “see you f****** gayboy and f****** bitch cop, I’m going to kick you in the face.”

He was restrained and was charged but continued the verbal abuse. Neil, whose address was given as HMP Kilmarnock called officers ‘beasts’ and started biting his wound on his hand. A constable walked around the bed and Neil kicked out and struck him on the right leg.

The Fiscal said: “He grabbed his right arm and dug in his nails and pierced skin while covered in blood. He stated he would petrol bomb the station.

“Just after 4pm he was deemed fit to leave and while in the police car started hitting his head off the cage and shouting ‘COVID-19’.”

The court heard the police officer had to receive a course of medication and a vaccination shot at A&E.

Neil’s defence solicitor said: “There is very little to say in mitigation. He complained that his handcuffs were too tight – however this fell on deaf ears.”

Sheriff Elizabeth McFarlane said: “Mr Neil I will not get a report as there is absolutely no alternative way of dealing with you other than a custodial sentence.”

She caged Neil for 27 months, reduced from 36 due to his early guilty plea.