A man has told a court how he was left "traumatised" by a woman's alleged life-threatening knife attack.
Taylor Sutherley, 22 is accused of stabbing and slashing William Drummond, 47, with a stanley knife at her home in John Street, Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, on October 2, 2020.
Sutherley is currently on trial over the alleged attack at Paisley Sheriff Court and, on Tuesday, Mr Drummond took to the witness box to give evidence.
The court had earlier heard he told a police officer in a statement: "I made sure to wipe my blood on the close door and intercom."
The court heard he'd done that to identify which flat he had allegedly been attacked in.
And, giving evidence about what had happened, and the aftermath, he said: "I was all over the place. I was traumatised by it."
The court heard Sutherley told police officers probing the alleged assault that Drummond had attended her home already injured.
But, when asked if that was what had happened, he replied: "I never turned up at Taylor's injured."
Forensic scientist Alexis Barnett, who works for the Scottish Police Authority, also gave evidence on Tuesday.
The court heard that the clothes Sutherley had been wearing on the day, which were covered in blood, had been seized and sent off for examination.
The scientist said there was "contact staining on the right leg and a lot of the back of the left leg."
She added: "The profile matched William Drummond.
"It is a billion times more likely this blood is from William Drummond than an unrelated male."
Defence solicitor Michael McKeown, representing Sutherley, asked if Miss Barnett was aware Sutherley had told police Drummond had been injured elsewhere before attending her flat.
And he asked if the forensic scientist had taken this into consideration when compiling her report, and whether it could be ruled out.
She said she had not been made aware of Sutherley's claims and said: "It would depend on more detailed information of that - if Taylor Sutherley had contact with William Drummond while he was bleeding, or if he'd been moving around.
"Given the information I had, I think I have provided a balanced report."
Sutherley maintains her innocence and the trial, before Sheriff David Pender, continues.
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