Monkey dust addict who stole ambulance with elderly patient and paramedic in the back is jailed
Marshall Leese, 32, a prolific user of monkey dust, took the ambulance from outside the Royal Stoke University Hospital in Stoke-on-Trent in March.
Covered by 4 sources from United Kingdom. First reported by BBC News ·
Headlines compared
Common ground: most headlines mention “stole ambulance” and “Man”.
Different angles:
- The Mirror “horror footage”
- Daily Mail “paramedic in the back”
How 4 newspapers cover this story
Man who stole ambulance with patient inside jailed
Marshall Leese was chased by police after taking the ambulance from outside a hospital.
Ambulance hijacked from UK hospital with elderly patient inside - horror footage
Marshall Leese, 32, stole the ambulance from a triage bay outside Royal Stoke University Hospital before driving it 'erratically' through red lights
Monkey dust addict who stole ambulance with elderly patient and paramedic in the back is jailed
Marshall Leese, 32, a prolific user of monkey dust, took the ambulance from outside the Royal Stoke University Hospital in Stoke-on-Trent in March.
Man high on monkey dust hijacked ambulance with patient still inside
Coverage details
4 outlets from United Kingdom are covering this story: BBC News, The Mirror, Daily Mail and Metro. BBC News published it first, on November 10, 2026; the last outlet to join was Metro, 3 hours later.
Key names in the coverage: Royal Stoke University Hospital.
