Thug knocked out as he tried to attack man

A THUG was knocked unconscious after he tried to attack a man with a glass bottle and a broken snooker cue.

Scott Donnelly was left in a pool of blood after being overpowered by Ross Brown in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, on June 27, 2021.

Mr Brown disarmed the 30-year-old in the lift of a block of flats after being initially struck with the weapons.

Donnelly later required stitches to close a head wound at a hospital where he head butted a police officer.

Donnelly pleaded guilty yesterday at Glasgow Sheriff Court to assaulting Mr Brown and PC Jamie Petrie.

He also admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.

The court heard Mr Brown was in the lift of Donnelly’s tower block when he was approached.

The court watched CCTV of Donnelly’s initial strikes to Mr Brown’s body.

Mr Brown was then seen to take possession of the bottle of Buckfast and snapped snooker cue during the struggle.

Donnelly was seen with bleeding injuries to the face and head as Mr Brown continued to strike blows.

Prosecutor Mark Allan said: “What you now see is Donnelly lying face down on the ground in a pool of his own blood.

“The lift door is then seen to close on Donnelly’s head.”

Mr Brown fled the scene meantime before police arrived and took Donnelly to hospital.

The hearing was told Donnelly was abusive towards the officers and hospital staff. Donnelly headbutted constable Petrie who fortunately escaped uninjured.

Paul Sutherland, defending, told the court that Donnelly had earlier argued with Mr Brown which turned heated.

He added: “He left the premises and made a poor judgement call to return and was the victim of instant karma which he only has himself to blame.

“He knows he behaved entirely unacceptably and he apologises to the police and hospital staff.”

Sentence was deferred until next month for background reports.