Woman stabbed man to death with scissors

Court told that 46-year-old had been out of jail for two days

A46-YEAR-OLD woman has admitted killing a man by stabbing him with a blade from a pair of scissors. Jayney Sutherlay assaulted 40-year-old Alistair McFadyen during a disturbance at a flat in Fairway Avenue, Glenburn, Paisey, in the early hours of June 13, last year.

Mr MacFadyen had been out of prison less than two days when this happened.

He was found seriously injured and rushed to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley shortly after 2am, but medical staff were unable to save him.

Yesterday, at the High Court in Glasgow, Sutherlay, who is also known as Mains, pleaded guilty to culpable homicide.

She was originally murder.

The killing took place at a flat in Fairway Avenue, Paisley, on June 13, last year.

She admitted killing Mr MacFadyen by repeatedly striking him on the head and body with a blade from a pair of scissors or similar shaped bladed implement.

Sutherlay, who was represented by QC Donald Findlay, appeared via a video link from prison.

No narration of the events surrounding Mr MacFadyen’s death was given in court.

Prosecutor Lindsay Dalziel said: “The narrative was agreed and it will be read at the next calling of the case in the hope that Mr MacFadyen’s family may attend at that stage.”

His family was not able to be in court because attending there is not considered to be an essential journey during the coronavirus pandemic.

Judge Lord accused

Matthews of called for a background report be prepared on Sutherlay.

He told her: “In the circumstances I will simply adjourn the to matter until July at which time I will hear the agreed narrative.”

Sutherlay was also accused of being concerned in the supply of heroin, cocaine and Diazepam from an address on Fairway Avenue, Paisley between January 1 and June 13, last year.

Her pleas of not guilty to these charges and a further charge of behaving in a threatening manner at the flat on June 13, last year, were accepted by the Crown. Sutherlay will be sentenced for the killing on July 6.

She admitted killing him by repeatedly striking him on the head and body