Man who left angry note on ambulance over parking space says 'I am disgusted with myself' after neighbour's death

The angry note was slapped on the ambulance in Birmingham
Martin Coulter14 November 2017

A man who left an angry note on an ambulance because it was blocking his drive has apologised following his neighbour's death.

Hassan Shabbir, 27, of Small Heath in Birmingham, said he was "disgusted with himself" for leaving the note, which read: "You may be saving lives, but don't park your van in a stupid place and block my drive."

West Midlands Ambulance paramedics were treating a neighbour of Mr Shabbir's, who was suffering major internal bleeding, at nearby rehab facility Livingstone House.

The 42-year-old patient had been staying there to find support in his battle with drug and alcohol addiction. He had been three months clean at the time of his death.

The angry note that was slapped on the ambulance by paramedics
WMAS

Mr Shabbir says he had been waiting behind the ambulance for 20 minutes before writing the note.

Taking to social media, he said: "What I did was monstrous, but I am not a monster.

I just snapped and had a rush of blood to the head.... There is no excuse for what I did.

Hassan Shabbir

"I just snapped and had a rush of blood to the head. I scribbled the note, rushed out and put it on the windscreen.

"There is no excuse for what I did. It was very bad. I knew it was wrong before a friend told me what had happened to the man in it. I have been to pray and ask for forgiveness. I hope the family accept my apology.

"I am someone who relies on the NHS, I suffer with a life-long disability, I know the truly amazing work the NHS does. If I could take it back, I would - regardless of if the man passed away or not."

Paramedic Tasha Starkey was among the first to share the image

The Ambulance Service said the ambulance was at the scene in Small Heath for no longer than 30 minutes.

John Hagans, a nurse consultant at Livingstone House, said: "In that situation, no ambulance crew should have to worry about annoying others because of parking. It's ridiculous."

Speaking to The Sun, fellow Livingstone resident John Hagan said: "[The family is] absolutely horrified. They said it's hard enough as it is. This has just made it 50 times worse."

Tasha Starkey, a WMAS paramedic, said on Twitter: "Crew alerted an extremely poorly patient to hospital...minimal on scene time, arrived at hospital to find this note...this patient was TIME-CRITICAL."

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