Greek hospital patient gets suspended jail sentence for racially abusing emergency ward doctor
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Greek man has been convicted of a racist verbal assault on a Nigerian-born doctor who gave him emergency treatment.
A court in the northern town of Kozani on Thursday gave 57-year-old retired bank employee a six-month prison sentence, suspended for three years.
He was arrested leaving a hospital early Wednesday, after the 29-year-old doctor called police. She said the man, whose name was not made public, became obstructive as soon as she took him to the emergency ward with severe respiratory problems.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The doctor said the patient told her she needed a "Hitler and soap" treatment. The defendant apologized, saying he had not been fully conscious.
Racism is rising in financially troubled Greece, with a Nazi-inspired party coming third in national elections last month.