Flinders Park man Ahmed Hussein Mohamedali convicted of aggravated assault

A man who smashed a car windscreen, attacked a bystander and police in a New Year’s Eve rampage was thrown in a padded cell after he was pepper sprayed and tasered.

A Flinders Park man was tossed in a padded cell after being pepper sprayed and tasered by police after he attacked a good Samaritan who was delivering brochures, and a police officer.

Ahmed Hussein Mohamedali, 26, was convicted of two counts of assaulting police, aggravated assault, damaging property and breaching bail after appearing via video-link in the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

Magistrate John Wells said the offences were serious and it was hard to understand why they happened.

“On December 31 last year, the victim was going about her business. The victim is a woman over the age of 60,” he said.

“She was doing her job delivering advertising material into letter boxes. She was delivering through Flinders Park and noticed you.

“She stopped, engaged you in conversation and asked if you were okay.”

A Flinder Park man has appeared in the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court on assault charges. Picture: Kaysee Miller

The court heard Mohamedali told the women to leave him alone.

“Thereafter you kicked and punched her car,” Magistrate Wells said.

“She got out of the car to begin her work. You whipped her with a dressing gown cord. She ran into a nearby home to seek help and you smashed her windscreen.”

The court heard when police arrived to assist, Mohamedali picked up sticks and threw them at two police officers, hitting one.

“You were pepper sprayed by police, which had little effect,” Magistrate Wells said.

“You refused obey directions, requiring them to taser you. You were clearly exhibiting extremely strange behaviour.”

The court heard Mohamedali’s erratic behaviour continued at the Port Adelaide police station.

“(This behaviour) prompted police to move you to a padded cell,” Magistrate Wells said.

“You resisted them. During the altercation you spat through a gap in the door into an officer’s face.”

Mohamedali also plead guilty to breaching home detention bail – after he returned a positive test for THC – the main psychoactive compound in cannabis.

In sentencing, Magistrate Wells said he needed to send a clear message that this behaviour would not be tolerated.

“The victim of your aggravated assault was a complete stranger, doing nothing aggressive or provocative,” he said.

“My sentence must primarily protect the public. But my sentence must also protect police. There is always an element of danger in police doing their job but your behaviour was outside of that day to day risk. Spitting in an officer’s face is dangerous and degrading.”

Mohamedali was convicted, received 10 months imprisonment, which was reduced to seven months due to his early guilty plea.

Three months of the seven month sentence were suspended.