A Scots woman who stabbed her boyfriend while a horrified pal watched on FaceTime has been ordered to be “of good behaviour”.
Lesley-Anne O’Connor, 33, attacked her “on-off” partner Daniel Vallance with the blade during a row at her Edinburgh home.
The incident happened while Daniel’s childhood friend talked to the pair over the video app.
The female pal watched the couple screaming at each other before O’Connor lunged at Daniel with a kitchen knife.
O’Connor appeared at the city’s sheriff court on Thursday for sentencing.
Sheriff Nigel Ross ordered her to be of good behaviour until August when a further hearing would be held to check her progress.
Sentencing had been deferred for reports. Sheriff Ross said he was content the incident had been a one-off.
O’Connor earlier pled guilty to a charge of assault to injury.
At a hearing in March, fiscal depute Callum Thomson said the accused and Daniel had been in an “on-off” relationship for around three years and they lived separately.
Mr Thomson said it was about 6.30pm on December 1 last year when O’Connor returned with Daniel to her home in the city’s Old Town area.
The prosecutor said Daniel went on FaceTime with his childhood friend Emma and the couple both spoke to her during a “casual and light-hearted conversation”.
The court heard an argument broke out between the pair for “unclear” reasons by the time Emma called back on FaceTime at around 7.20pm.
Mr Thomson said O’Connor had punched Daniel in the face and he appeared on camera with blood on him.
He added: “(Emma) observed the accused and (Daniel) screaming and shouting at each other.
“(Daniel) grabbed the accused and told her to “stop it”.
“The accused was then observed lunging at (Daniel) with a kitchen knife and stabbed him on the leg.”
The court was told Daniel managed to “kick the accused off him” and fled outside where he hailed a taxi.
Mr Thomson said Daniel’s mum phoned O’Connor who told her: “I just stabbed him but he kicked me. I punched him in the mouth and I think I’ve broken his tooth.
“He’s on his way over to you. I think he’s walking.”
Mr Thomson said Daniel suffered two lacerations, one to his right calf and the other to his right thigh.
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