SNS GroupTwo friends brutally abducted a couple in their own home amid a dispute over property.
David Wilson, 41, and Helen Rae, 45, pounced on a man and woman at their flat in Drumchapel on April 19, 2024.
Wilson and Rae, of Clydebank, entered the pair’s home while they were out.
On their return, the female victim had her wrists tied with shoelaces while the male victim had a knife ran down his face.
The man was also told that he was going to be put in a boot then dumped in the River Clyde.
Wilson and Rae were due to stand trial but instead pled guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to abducting the pair.
The court heard that Wilson and Rae were long time friends who knew their victims from living in the local area.
It was stated that there had been an ongoing feud over property.
The victims returned home on the day of the incident to find Wilson and Rae inside in possession of weapons.
The two victims were ushered into the living room and instructed to sit on the sofas.
Prosecutor Lauren Aitchison said: “Rae slashed the woman’s jacket she was wearing using nail scissors.
“Her hands were then tied using shoelaces.
“Wilson meantime brushed a blade down the cheek of the man saying he was going to slash him.”
Rae also punched him to his head and body before Wilson struck him with a mug which caused a bleeding injury.
Wilson led the man outside at knife point leaving the two women inside the property.
The victim was able to escape after Wilson went onto his mobile phone.
He approached a member of the public for help and contacted the police.
Officers later found the two women in the property and Rae was arrested.
She later claimed: “I didn’t do it.”
Wilson was unable to be traced initially and he later handed himself in to a police station two days later.
Sentence was deferred pending background reports until next month by Sheriff Andrew McIntyre.
He said: “This charge is extremely serious and I am satisfied that the charge is so serious that you [Rae] present a risk to public safety and I remand you in custody.”
Wilson – who appeared at court from custody – stuck his tongue out to jurors who watched proceedings.
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