Andrew Kevin Gollan, 24, causes courtroom delay after angry outburst over scooter attack at Christies Beach

A man who smashed an innocent man in the head with a scooter during a bizarre attack has delayed his court hearing after a profanity-laden outburst.

The court hearing of a man who attacked an innocent member of the public with a scooter before assaulting two police officers on a beach has been delayed after his continual outbursts.

On Tuesday, Andrew Kevin Gollan, 24, appeared in a District Court dock alongside a sheriff's officer and four members of correctional staff.

During prosecution submissions, Gollan, of Morphettville, became visibly agitated and muttered profanities.

Andrew Kevin Gollan, 24, “deteriorated” during the hearing and required the matter to be adjourned. Picture: Facebook

“I can’t listen to this s**t … start the s**t, start the s**t then act scared at the end, them f**king dogs man,” Mr Gollan said from the dock.

“Start the conflict and then when they get f**ked up they start to b***h.”

Judge Heath Barklay offered Sean Nottle, acting for Gollan, for a short adjournment to allow his client to regain composure, but after the adjournment the court heard he had “deteriorated”.

Gollan was arrested on January 23, 2024, after he randomly approached a vehicle and smashed a window with a scooter near the Christies Beach Hotel.

He then struck a 63-year-old Morphett Vale man in the head with the scooter as he got out of the vehicle.

The victim suffered a fractured skull, ligament damage to both knees, lacerations and bruising to his body and was rushed to Flinders Medical Centre.

After the initial assault, Gollan was located on Christies Beach by police, who attempted to arrest him.

The court heard while being arrested, Gollan punched a male police officer in the face several times, breaking the officer’s nose, and attempted to strike him with the scooter.

A second officer was also struck, but she was not injured.

Gollan pleaded guilty to two counts of assaulting a worker and one count each of resisting police officer and in doing so cause harm, aggravated causing harm with intent and damaging a building or motor vehicle.

Through a victim impact statement read to the court, the Morphett Vale man said the attack had a “profound” impact on his life.

“I now have trouble socialising and going out where there are crowds of people … I have lost motivation in life … I am no longer the happy-go-lucky person I was before being attacked,” the prosecutor read.

The court heard he had lost more than $20,000 in income, repair costs and hospital bills after the attack.

The SAPOL officer required multiple surgeries to repair his nose, and his children thought he looked “scary” with the bruising and damage, the court heard.

The prosecutor said the officer would likely require further treatment and surgeries on his nose, and could not remain on active duty while he healed.

Following the prosecution submissions, Judge Barklay adjourned the matter so Gollan could be present via video link when the matter returns to court later this month.