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flag A man won't get mandatory jail for attacking an off-duty paramedic in uniform, exposing a legal loophole.

flag A 58-year-old Seaford man will not face a mandatory jail term for assaulting paramedic Kathryn McCormack in Mornington on September 13, as prosecutors dropped the emergency worker assault charge due to a legal technicality: she was not treating a patient at the time. flag The incident occurred while McCormack and a colleague were off-duty but in uniform and attempting to de-escalate a dispute. flag Though he faces other charges, including assault on police and possession of a controlled weapon, the case highlights a loophole in Victoria’s 2014 law, which only applies when emergency workers are actively treating patients. flag The Victorian Ambulance Union has condemned the decision, calling for urgent reform of the Sentencing Act, citing over 2,430 assaults on emergency workers in 2025 and no convictions under the special law since its introduction. flag Union leaders argue that first responders, who are always on call, deserve protection regardless of their immediate task.

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