Report: Spectator stole Netflix buggy at The Open and bit security guard
A drunken spectator crashed a golf cart into a portacabin during the 2023 Open at Royal Liverpool and then bit a security guard, according to a report.
A drunken spectator bit a security guard after crashing a stolen golf cart into a portacabin during The Open, according to a report by the Daily Mail.
Simon Lloyd is said to have 'become aggressive' after the collision and bit the guard's thumb and finger who came to investigate the noise.
When the 47-year-old was arrested he was twice the legal drink drive limit, Liverpool crown court heard.
Lloyd denies the charges and his barrister insisted it was a case of misidentification.
The prosecution allege Lloyd pinched the cart, which was being used by the Netflix camera crew to film Full Swing, at approximately 8.30pm on 18 July last year at Royal Liverpool, Hoylake.
It was a practice day before the first round of the final men's major of the year in Hoylake, which was ultimately won by U.S. golfer Brian Harman.
Prosecutor David Palglase told the jury Lloyd bit the security guard's finger and thumb.
He said the jury had to determine whether the driver of the buggy was Lloyd.
Lloyd's barrister said the injuries were sustained whilst his client was attempting to defend himself.
G4S security guard Dorothy Green told the jury she was sitting alone in the refreshment portacabin when she heard a loud bang.
She said she retreated from a 'volatile' man when she came outside.
Ms Green claimed she witnessed the driver of the buggy attempt to reverse.
"He was obviously so drunk he could not work out which was the accelerator and brake," she said.
Her colleague John Bilsborough was the guard that was assaulted, the court heard.
Lloyd, of Meols, Wirral, denies causing actual bodily harm and aggravated vehicle taking.
The trial continues.
Read the full report here.
