Rage: The High Court in Glasgow heard the case Pic: © STV
A lesbian has admitted stabbing her lover in the grounds of a church after being dumped.
Tracy Adam shouted "if I can't get you, no other b*****d's going to get you" as she plunged the knife into Josephine Hannah's back.
Ms Hannah had ended her relationship with Adam weeks before but agreed to meet her at Holy Cross Church in Crosshill in September last year. The 39-year-old - who has a string of previous offences including one for violence - pleaded with Ms Hannah to take her back but carried out the vicious attack when she started walking away.
At the High Court in Glasgow on Friday, Adam - of Kerrycroy Avenue in the city’s Toryglen - admitted assaulting Ms Hannah to the danger of her life on September 8 last year. She also pled guilty to biting a police sergeant on the leg once she was arrested.
Prosecutor Morag Jack told the court that the two women formed a relationship in 2007 but Ms Hannah was already in a long-term relationship with another woman.
Ms Jack said: "The relationship between the complainer and accused continued until August 2009 - some three weeks prior to the date of the offence. The complainer ended the relationship because she was becoming increasingly concerned over the accused's behaviour."
The court heard that Adam begged Ms Hannah to meet with her and she eventually agreed to meet her at the church at 8.30pm.
Adam then pleaded: "How could you do this to me? What have I done to you? Because of how I feel about you, I want to die myself."
Ms Hannah turned to leave and Adam shouted at her "don't walk away from me Josie". Ms Jack said: "The complainer then felt a blow to her lower back from behind which caused her to fall forwards to the ground.
"She managed to get to her feet and turned around and saw the accused standing holding a large knife. Before the complainer managed to flee, the accused stabbed her again on her back and she fell to the pavement where she was stabbed again.
Ms Hannah managed to get to her feet and ran to a nearby shop where Adam continued to attack her. At one point, she had Ms Hannah pinned to the ground but a shop customer managed to kick her off and she dropped the knife.
The mum-of-one then ran off. She was later arrested at her friend's house and bit sergeant George Knight on the leg as she was being led into Helen Street police office.
Ms Hannah was taken to the Victoria Infirmary where she treated for 14 stab wounds and a collapsed lung and had to be operated on. She stayed in the hospital's high dependency unit for 16 days.
Ms Jack added: "The injuries sustained by the complainer were severe, will leave permanent scarring and caused danger to her life." Judge Lord Woolman deferred sentence until next month for background reports and Adam was remanded in custody.
