Paramedic deflates tyre to avoid call-out

Parker, who worked for the East of England Ambulance Service, also stands accused of redirecting a student paramedic to the scene of the accident before bullying them into falsifying paperwork to cover her tracks.
The Health Professions Council heard on Monday how Parker used a pen to let air out from the near-side front tyre of an ambulance on May 19 2009.
Parker, who was based at an ambu­lance station in Rayleigh, Essex, allegedly bragged about her actions to colleagues before forcing a student paramedic to falsify records to cover up the sabotage.
A similar incident, in which Parker is alleged to have let out air from an ambulance tyre to avoid a call-out to a traffic accident on March 10 last year 2011, led to her suspension from the East of England Ambulance Service.
Five members of staff have since complained about suffering intimidat­ing and bullying behaviour from their former colleague.
Parker failed to appear for the two-day hearing at Whitefield House, Lon­don, yesterday and will contest the alle­gations by email. She admits letting down a tyre in 2009 but argues it was an isolated inci­dent. — Daily Mail.