TWO teenagers who hoax-called paramedics to throw bricks and glass at them have been branded as “disgraceful”.

The two girls, aged 13 and 14, were being quizzed by police on Wednesday afternoon after phoning 999, claiming the 13-year-old was suffering from cardiac arrest.

But when an ambulance and rapid response vehicle arrived, they were met with a barrage of bricks, tables, glass and other objects in Eastleigh.

Deputy leader of Eastleigh Borough Council, Paul Bicknell, has said the behaviour was “shocking and disgraceful”, while assistant director of operations, Paul Jeffries said they had put other lives at risk.

Hampshire police confirmed the pair had been arrested on suspicion of assault, cause of wasteful employment of police and using threatening or abusive words.

A neighbour nearby, who did not want to be named, said the girls hurled abuse at his mother outside the house on Stranding Street, just before 5.30pm on Wednesday evening.

He said: “My mum was shouted at outside by the two girls, and she has heart problems. She struggled to breathe so we called an ambulance who came and treated her.

“Then, the girls obviously called 999 and said one of them was having a heart attack.

“They had all this stuff thrown at them and they called the police for back-up. I saw the police go in and bring the two girls out.”

South Central Ambulance Service said the staff were extremely shaken, though not injured, and were able to carry on their shifts after the incident.

Paul Jefferies, assistant director of operations at SCAS said: “Staff in the two vehicles that arrived were met with a barrage of bricks, glass, plastic tables and chairs which were being thrown at them from the upstairs window.

“The staff immediately requested assistance from Hampshire Police.

“Actions such as these can put other people’s lives in danger. Fortunately the staff involved, though extremely shaken, were uninjured and later able to continue their shifts.”

Deputy leader at Eastleigh Borough Council, Paul Bicknell, added: “It’s shocking and disgraceful behaviour, potentially putting people’s lives at risk. It shouldn’t be tolerated, I am hoping action will be taken to re-educate these individuals.”

Sarah O’Donoghue, regional organiser for Unison, a union that represents workers from SCAS, said the teenagers needed to learn the gravity of what they’d done.

She said: “More can be done to protect these staff who save lives every day. They would have had no idea what they were walking into on Wednesday, in broad daylight.”

The girls were released on Wednesday evening, but remain under investigation.