A woman who was held hostage by a man and violently attacked for 21 hours managed to escape her attacker by jumping from a window with a makeshift tourniquet wrapped around her leg.
Leslie Jackson, 38, left his victim with 54 separate injuries after forcing entry into her Aberdeen home on July 30, 2022.
Despite the presence of a child, Jackson repeatedly punched the woman in the face, leaving her unconscious.
When she woke up, he tried to strangle her and hit her repeatedly with a knife – including stabbing her inside her left thigh.
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) said Jackson held a knife to the victim’s mouth, threatening to give him a “Chelsea smile”.
The High Court in Glasgow I also heard that he repeatedly gouged out her eyes and told her she “wouldn’t leave the house alive.”
The following afternoon, the woman escaped by jumping from a ground-floor window with a makeshift tourniquet wrapped around her leg.
In addition to the stab wounds, she was also left with cracked and loose teeth.
Lord Arthurson called Jackson’s behavior “sustained, cruel and sadistic”.
The judge added: “The level of violence, including violence involving the repeated use of bladed weapons, was, in my opinion, sustained and quite extreme.”
Last month, Jackson pleaded guilty to charges of kidnapping, assault causing serious injury, permanent disfigurement and endangering life.
He returned for sentencing on Wednesday and received an extended 12-year sentence, with eight years in prison and four years on license once released back into the community.
The court heard that Jackson, who took crack cocaine throughout the ordeal, had 37 previous convictions but “expressed remorse” for this attack and took rehabilitation measures while on remand.
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Moira Orr, head of homicide and serious crime at COPFS, said: “Our thoughts and best wishes remain with the brave victim of Leslie Jackson, as well as her loved ones following this ordeal.
“We recognize that this type of violence can inflict lasting trauma on survivors and their extended families, especially children and young people who may witness it.
“The violent offense committed by Jackson is horrific and abhorrent. He will now have to face the consequences of his actions.”
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Detective Inspector Andrew Machray called it a “horrible ordeal”.
The police Scotland The officer added: “I hope this sentence brings some kind of closure.
“Jackson will now face the consequences of his unspeakable actions.”
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