A woman punched another woman in her own home then held the point of a pair of scissors to her neck and robbed her.
Dundee Sheriff Court heard Lisa Diduca, 26, of Arklay Terrace, robbed a quantity of household items from Jacqueline Petrie within her own home on Lilybank Mews.
The court heard Mrs Petrie had invited Diduca into her home after she found Diduca upset and crying on the street outside.
She gave her a pair of socks, pyjamas and slippers, and she offered to give Diduca items she intended to throw out.
Diduca responded to Mrs Petrie’s kindness by punching her on the head then picking up a large pair of scissors and holding the point to her neck and robbing her.
Diduca had denied one charge of assault and robbery on October 27 last year, at Lilybank Mews, but a jury found her guilty after trial.
She robbed Mrs Petrie of a quantity of black bags and contents, a quantity of cushions and towels, a quantity of gloves, and a laptop bag containing a laptop and leads.
She also robbed a quantity of clothing, a purse, a pair of scissors, perfume, hair curlers and hair products.
And she further robbed Mrs Petrie of cigarettes and a lighter, a pair of slippers, a sum of money, and a mobile phone and charger.
Sheriff Alastair Brown said: “Mrs Petrie saw you upset and crying and she went to help you.
“She did nothing but good.
“She was in every sense a Good Samaritan and you responded by assaulting her in her own home.”
Diduca was jailed for three years.
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