By Esther Tan

A PATIENT got into more trouble than it was worth during a hospital stay to treat an injured leg.

Lee Soo Guan, 21, was sentenced to 10 months' jail on Monday for punching a doctor and flinging a metal hole-puncher at a nurse during an altercation at Alexandra Hospital in February.

Another charge of behaving disorderly in a public place on Feb 25 was taken into consideration.

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