A hoax 999 call left viewers of BBC series Ambulance utterly disgusted tonight as a person pretended that their grandfather had been stabbed.
As a result of the call, two air ambulances, four vehicles, one emergency medical dispatcher, one dispatcher and senior clinicians were dispatched for the call.
The caller said: "Two people fighting and got a knife and killed my grandad."
"Someone's killed your grandad with a knife?" the 999 operator asked and they confirmed yes. "How old are you?"
The caller claimed that they were nine years old and that the attacker was still in the house with them.
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The operators called the police and paramedic Tim was the first person on scene.
Standing opposite the house, he noticed that the door was open and was concerned that a nine-year-old was still inside.
"I'm happy to approach with caution," he told an operator. "If anything happens I'll retreat."
The paramedic later rang back and said: "There's definitely nobody injured. The family have seemed genuinely shocked that we're around."
The 999 operator on the phone confirmed that it was a hoax, leaving the rest of the staff in the office horrified.
And viewers were equally disgusted, taking to Twitter to lash out.
One wrote: "Community service for that hoax caller, and a fine for all the money that cost, and how about they have to sit down and watch a video of some REAL people DYING because an ambulance couldn’t get there in time! absolutely ragin #Ambulance."
While another commented: "People who do hoax calls are sick!! Why would you do that!!?? I don’e t understand!! Makes my blood boil!!! #ambulance."
A third remarked: "That's a joke (I want to swear but I won't) 4 crews & 2 helicopters all for a hoax #Ambulance."
