Drunk man’s hospital standoff

A man knocked out after smashing up a Mercedes Benz has later tried to fight hospital staff trying to treat him.

Pani Henry Wikingi, 22, was drunk and fighting with friends at a property on Old Renwick Rd in Blenheim when a neighbour yelled out the window they were going to call the police.

Wikingi got angry and his friend had to ‘‘physically remove’’ him from the neighbour’s property, a police summary said.

He then went over to a silver Mercedes Benz parked on the side of the road and started kicking and denting the side panels.

His friend tried to restrain Wikingi, but he broke free and ripped a side mirror off the car.

His friend tried to restrain him again, but Wikingi hit his head on the ground during the struggle.

Wikingi was taken to Wairau Hospital, in Blenheim, by ambulance and staff began treating him, but he became agitated, the summary said.

A security guard had to restrain his legs, but he managed to get off the hospital bed and began threatening staff with his fists raised.

He was enticed outside by a paramedic using her emergency signal to contact police.

He then picked up a nearby metal chair, wielded it above his head in a threatening manner, and threw it through a window.

Emergency department staff managed to talk him down on to the ground until police arrived.

Wikingi was agitated and unpredictable at the Blenheim police station for several hours, fluctuating between fits of rage and confusion.

He appeared to be under the influence of drugs, the police summary said.

Wikingi admitted disorderly behaviour and wilful damage at the Blenheim District Court on Monday.

But his lawyer Philip Watson said Wikingi was not on any drugs.

He was an apprentice builder and was drinking whiskey with his co-workers earlier that night, and did not remember much of the May 18 incident, Watson said.

The owner of the Mercedes Benz sought $600 in reparation, which Wikingi could pay in full by the end of September, Watson said.

Judge David Ruth convicted Wikingi and sentenced him to 50 hours’ community work, and to pay reparation before September 30.