A Dundee man who stabbed his neighbour leaving him in a life-threatening condition told police “he deserved it”.
Dundee Sheriff Court heard Stewart Macrae, 40, carried out the attack on the front door of his home in Carlochie Place on April 25.
It heard George Tracey knocked on Macrae’s door at 8.30pm and Macrae opened it and “immediately” stabbed him.
Fiscal depute Eilidh Robertson told the court Macrae and Mr Tracey would “smoke weed” together prior to the incident.
She said Tracey claimed they were friends, however Macrae denied this and said he had been bullied by Mr Tracey for several months.
The fiscal said when Mr Tracey went to visit Macrae he was met at the front door by Macrae who immediately stabbed him on the left side of his chest.
She said: “He was seen running whilst holding onto his chest and the accused was seen running after him.”
Another neighbour called an ambulance.
The fiscal said police arrived first and administered first aid to Mr Tracey, adding: “Police then went to the home address of Macrae and found him within.
“The knife was recovered from his trouser pocket. He had blood on his hands. He was detained and in response he replied ‘he deserved it’.
“In the police car he referred to Tracey as his enemy.
“At the charge bar area, Macrae asked a police officer how Tracey was and stated ‘it was in the heart area’.”
Tracey was taken to hospital and received treatment to a puncture wound on the left side of his chest and to a collapsed lung.
A chest drain was inserted and the injury was described as potentially life-threatening.
Macrae, a prisoner at Perth, admitted assaulting George Tracey by stabbing him on the body to his severe injury and the danger of his life.
Sentence was deferred until October 6 for reports.
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