A Scottish champion wrestler who competes for Scotland has admitted stabbing and biting another man at a party.
George Reid, 20, the Scottish Backhold Wrestling champion, threatened to kill the other partygoer before lunging at him with knives, causing injuries to his arm and body and biting a chunk out of his right cheek.
Dundee Sheriff Court heard that Reid, of Grampian Gardens, had left his victim badly injured and scarred and in fear of contracting hepatitis C.
Depute fiscal Douglas Wiseman said the accused had been at the party with his girlfriend, who had also gone out with the victim, Kieran Simpson, 20, after they had split up.
Reid and his girlfriend were back together and initially there was no problem between Reid and Mr Simpson.
However, shortly after 10pm, Mr Wiseman said, Reid’s mood changed, tensions were running high and he went into the kitchen followed by another witness.
“The accused got several knives and went back towards the living room, the witness tried to stop him and the accused said he was away to kill Kieran.
“He went into the living room, jumped on top of the victim and began striking him. The other persons all intervened to try to stop the assault. Eventually the knives were removed and the two were separated.”
He said police were summoned and Mr Simpson was treated for his injuries in Ninewells Hospital, where both the police and his mother took photographs of his injuries which were shown in court.
Mr Wiseman said the assault left Mr Simpson with a deep wound on his right cheek from the bite along with several knife scores on his body and arm.
He said the doctor who treated him the following day said the wounds would cause scarring but was unable to say what the long-term effects would be.
The victim had received innoculations for Hepatitis C and Tetanus and would require follow-up treatment to prevent Hepatitis C. Mr Wiseman added that three knives had been recovered from the flat and moved for forfeiture of the weapons.
Solicitor Anika Jethwa told the court that Reid, who lives with his parents, is unemployed and on benefits and is single.
She said he had “never behaved like this before” and said the assault was “out of character” for him. He had only two previous convictions, plus a new breach of a curfew condition which he had admitted, and there was nothing analagous on his record.
“He initially thought his drink had been spiked,” Ms Jethwa said.
“However that was investigated and there was no evidence of that,” she said.
“When he went to the party there was no difficulty and he had spoken to Mr Simpson, but things changed and Mr Reid lost the plot.
“He has been on medication for ADHD, he’s not supposed to take it when he’s drinking and he doesn’t usually drink a lot.”
Ms Jethwa said Reid was a “very talented wrestler” and was in the Scottish squad. She said the president of Scottish Wrestling Bond, William Baxter, had written a letter to the court on his behalf.
Reid admitted that on June 8 last year, at a house in Princes Street, he assaulted Kieran Simpson, c/o Tayside Police, repeatedly bit him on the face and body and repeatedly struck him on the body with a knife to his injury and permanent disfigurement.
Sheriff McGowan deferred sentence until May 28 for reports and allowed Reid’s bail order to continue.