Donegal man remanded in custody in Derry charged with assaulting two doctors

A man from Letterkenny has been remanded in custody at Derry Magistrate's Court today charged with assaulting two doctors in Altnagelvin Hospital.

Philip Dodoo (22) of no fixed abode appeared at the court today charged with two counts of assault on two doctors on January 29 this year. He was also charged with disorderly behaviour at the hospital, attempted criminal damage to a trolley and assaulting a police officer on the same date. A police officer connected the accused to the charges. 

Defence solicitor Seamus Quigley said that there would be no application for bail as there was no suitable address available. 
He asked the police officer were the assaults on the doctors technical ones or physical. The officer said in one case the assault charge came from putting the doctor in fear of being assaulted after the defendant was said to have lunged towards her. 

In the other case the officer said that the defendant had bumped the chest of the doctor and asked him 'what are you going to do about it?'

Mr Quigley said that there was no address for the defendant at this stage and asked the officer if an address could be found what would the attitude be towards bail. The officer said that Dodoo had only been released from prison in the Republic and there was 'a very high risk of re-offending.' Dodoo was remanded in custody to appear again on February 23.