A man who slashed a 17-year-old girl on the neck with a knife in a row over a smashed window is facing jail.
Paul Gillies, 45, was left furious after a neighbour's property was damaged during a disturbance with a group of girls in Cleland, Lanarkshire.
He confronted the teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, on stairs outside a flat.
Gillies then struck her with the blade leaving her with two six-inch scars on her neck.
Police who had been called to the street spotted Gillies with a knife in his hand before he dropped it.
First offender Gillies, of Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court and admitted assault to injury and permanent disfigurement in July last year.
He also pled guilty to illegal possession of a knife.
The court was told the girl was taken to Wishaw General hospital after being attacked but signed herself out before receiving treatment.
A pregnant woman was also rushed to hospital during the street row.
Depute fiscal Neil Thomson said: "Gillies was seen to walk along the street with a large knife in his hand.
"He approached a girl aged 17. What her connection was to the disturbance is not clear but there was an incident involving her and Gillies on the stairs leading to a flat.
"This resulted in him striking the girl on the neck with the knife.
"Police officers saw Gillies walking towards his house with the knife in his hand and he then dropped it."
The prosecutor added: "The girl decided not to stay at the hospital to have the wounds examined properly and treated.
"The only medical evidence is from the triage nurse who said she would have scarring."
Stephen McQuillan, defending, said: "A pregnant neighbour had been attacked and was in a state of distress and my client went to assist her.
"That background does not excuse what happened next. It's a very serious incident.
"He realises this case may have a significant impact on his liberty."
Sheriff Liam Murphy deferred sentence on Gillies until next month and continued bail.
He said: "You have pled guilty to a very serious offence, in particular assault with a knife."
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