A masseuse was stabbed in the back by a spooked client who thought he was about to be robbed.
Marc Sleet held a knife to his victim’s back and threw her across a bed in May 2019.
The 23-year-old launched the attack after fearing he was going to be robbed by other people who were in the woman’s home on McDonald Street, Dundee.
Sleet is now at risk of being jailed, after pleading guilty to the knifepoint attack at the city’s sheriff court.
Terrifying attack
It was revealed how the woman was a shop assistant but also offered massage services.
Sleet, who has mental health issues, was not known to the woman but he requested her services through her mobile phone number, which was publicly available.
At around 9am on the day in question, Sleet attended at the woman’s home for a massage before matters took a violent turn.
Prosecutor Gavin Burton said: “The accused entered the hallway and as she closed the front door, he said: ‘are you here on your own?’
“The complainer said ‘no’ and the accused grabbed her by the neck from behind and she felt a sharp object in her back.
“She was pushed on to the bed which caused her to fall over the bed.
“The complainer shouted and other witnesses ran into the living room.”
Sleet tried to leave the ground-floor property but a struggle ensued with the other witnesses.
Police were contacted and Sleet was traced outside the Wellgate with blood on his hands, where he admitted to stabbing a woman and said he was “sorry”.
His victim suffered a small cut to her back as well as bruises on her arm.
Claim accused ‘panicked’
Sleet admitted possessing a knife on St Thomas Crescent, Arbroath, and on McDonald Street on May 23 2019.
On the same day, Sleet assaulted the woman by seizing her body, striking her on the back with a knife and pushing her on the body to her injury.
Sleet was originally charged with attempting to rape the woman but this was dropped by the Crown.
Solicitor advocate Kris Gilmartin said: “He (Sleet) had understood from previous discussions that they would be alone.
“As he is heading into the bedroom, he heard other people.
“At that stage, he panicked and thought he was going to be assaulted and robbed.
“He took out the knife in his possession, he has grabbed the complainer, pushed her over the bed.
“He makes his way to the city centre and phones his mental health nurse (about) what has happened.”
Mr Gilmartin added Sleet had spent some time at the Carseview Centre but his mental health has improved.
Sheriff Alastair Carmichael deferred sentence until December for reports to be prepared.
His bail order was allowed to continue.
