A MAN who thought he had been stabbed went on to assault a cop and spat on a doctor – as they tried to help him.

David O’Hara, 25, kicked off with police officers and medical staff at the height of the pandemic on April 2, last year.

He was spotted alone on Bardowie Street in Possilpark, suffering from a visible injury, when cops became concerned for his welfare, at around 11.20pm.

At Glasgow Sheriff Court, prosecutor Jennifer Gilmour said: “An officer approached the accused and he made attempts to headbutt that officer.

“At that point, he was arrested, and he continued to act aggressively. He lay on the ground and kicked out towards the officer, striking his legs.

“The accused then continued in a destructive manner shouting and swearing and directing insults towards police including ‘junkie b******s, paedophiles, m****s’.”

The court heard that when another officer tried to calm O’Hara down, he replied by shouting "Polish c**t".

He was taken to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary by ambulance crew due to the injury, which was at his right buttock area.

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Ms Gilmour went on to say: “He was within the resuscitation area for treatment. He became agitated and attempted to leave the hospital.

“A doctor followed the accused to the reception area and attempted to return him to the treatment area. The accused became hostile and aggressive and then spat on the doctor.”

Sheriff Patricia Pryce explained that the incident is one of the worst she had heard in a while.

The sheriff told O’Hara: “It beggar’s belief. These are emergency employees working at the start of a very serious pandemic. You decided to indulge yourself by going out, drinking alcohol and behaving like this towards them. It’s utterly shocking.”

O’Hara’s lawyer told the court that he appears as a first offender.

He added: “He was clearly heavily intoxicated at the time after consuming a bottle of vodka. He thought he had been stabbed; however, he is unclear if he had been stabbed or if he fell.

“He simply lost control and hadn’t realised that police and medical staff were trying to help him. He is appalled by his behaviour. He went on a downward spiral following the death of family members.

“He can’t believe he behaved like this.”

Sheriff Pryce asked why O’Hara, of Maryhill, was out in public during the lockdown.

His defence solicitor replied: “He was out on his bike then began to drink. He was on his own and can’t explain why he became injured.

“He is well aware of how serious this matter is and knows how close he is to a custodial sentence.”

Sheriff Pryce told O’Hara: “I’m well within rights to give you 12 months in jail. I have longed and longed over this but what I’m going to do is take account of your previous good history.

"You have no criminal convictions before this court. I will order you to carry out 300 hours of unpaid work so you can pay something back to the community that you utterly disgusted during the pandemic.

“People were up to their eyes dealing with people who were seriously ill and didn’t need you adding to that. People in hard enough jobs were trying to help you and that’s how you treated them.”

O’Hara was also ordered to be of social work supervision for two years and be tagged to his home address between 7pm-7am for 180 days.