A 63-year-old man appeared at Norwich Crown Court yesterday charged with threatening two ambulance paramedics with an imitation firearm in his home on December 6 last year.

A 63-year-old man appeared at Norwich Crown Court yesterday charged with threatening two ambulance paramedics with an imitation firearm in his home on December 6 last year.

No plea was taken in the case of Mark Western, of Mill Road, Hemsby, and his case was adjourned until April 24 for psychiatric reports.