Alexandra Hills woman Jasmin Bridget Simpson, 33, lures man to be stabbed and have neck slit

“How does that feel, dog?”: A court has heard a man was taunted while bleeding out after a planned attack involving rubber gloves, closed curtains and knives.

“How does that feel, dog? You are dead, dog. We set you up, dog.”

These were the chilling statements made by a 33-year-old mother-of-four bent on revenge while a man, lured into a government housing unit, was first stabbed in the shoulder and then slashed across the neck with a knife, a court has heard.

On Friday, Cleveland Magistrates Court heard how an experienced magistrate was repeatedly shocked by the “cold”, “calculating” and “chilling” premeditated attack where “the consequences could have been murder”.

Appearing via video link from remand Alexandra Hills woman Jasmin Bridget Simpson pleaded guilty to a string of charges including assault occasioning bodily harm while armed or in company; two counts of unlawful use of motor vehicle; driving while disqualified by a court; driving of motor vehicle without a driver’s licence disqualified by a court never held licence and other charges.

The court heard Simpson, who is cross-eyed, was furious with an acquaintance after the man allegedly published images online taken of her while she was asleep and recovering from major eye surgery, and set about a “quite detailed” plan to lure the man into a vulnerable position.

When a first attempt to entice him with drugs failed, Simpson and a male co-defendant had a trusted friend of the man call him to a meeting spot.

From there, the court was told, he would follow his friend, Simpson and Simpson’s co-defendant to a government-subsidised unit in Alexandra Hills on November 2 where he would be met with knives, closed curtains and rubber gloves.

A police prosecutor said the victim was sat down on a couch and tried to negotiate his way out of the predicament.

His inquiry of “how do we sort this?”, the court heard, was met with derision and a simple, “we set you up, dog”.

The prosecution said the man was subsequently stabbed in the shoulder by Simpson’s co-defendant and as he got up to leave the unit, had the same knife “dragged across his neck”.

The court heard Simpson then asked the man, “how does that feel, dog?” and stated, “you’re dead, dog”.

Suffering a “deep stab wound” to his shoulder and a “large cut” across the neck, the heavily bleeding man drove himself to Redland Hospital where he would require emergency treatment after going into cardiac arrest.

Jasmin Simpson will remain behind bars until 2022 after she lured a man to a unit where he would be stabbed in the shoulder and have his neck slit. Picture: Facebook

He was ultimately transferred to the Princess Alexandra Hospital where he would recover.

The prosecution said so great was the man’s loss of blood his car was filled with it, and despite attempts by his attackers to clean up, remnants of it were obvious at the unit.

The court heard Simpson would go on a crime spree in the following days “doing exactly what she wanted”, including twice driving stolen vehicles – a high-powered black Mercedes-Benz and a Subaru with smashed rear window – all the while suspended by a court from doing so and on parole.

Between November 5 – December 8 she variously, according to the prosecution, stole fuel, a skateboard – telling staff she was fresh out of jail and didn’t have money – alcohol from Liquorland Victoria Point and a torch from Bunnings Capalaba.

The court heard while driving the stolen vehicles the defendant was variously observed swerving hazardously between traffic and in one instance had four youths as passengers.

It would all come to an end when police arrested her at a Mount Gravatt shopping centre on December 8.

Despite a near decade on the job Magistrate Deborah Vasta could not hide her shock and dismay at Simpson’s premeditated and planned attack on her victim who “she knew would be stabbed”.

“It astounds me to think what would have happened had he not gotten out of that unit,” Magistrate Vasta said.

“There would have been another body in a drain.

“The consequences could have been murder.

“It is just so cold and calculating and chilling.

“And a couple of days later you just jump straight back into stealing cars.

“It is really quite astounding your lack of empathy.

“I have some real concerns about your future.”

Cleveland Magistrates Court was shocked by the “callousness” of Simpson’s offending. (AAP Image/Richard Walker)

It came after Simpson read out to the court an apology letter lamenting her behaviour and tough upbringing.

It was noted that her apology “did not once mention the man whose throat was slit”.

Defence solicitor Bruce Johnstone his client – who had an eight-page criminal history dating back 14 years – “certainly assisted in cleaning up and participated in luring him” but did not know he was going to be stabbed.

This was challenged by both the prosecution and the magistrate who said the facts indicated otherwise.

“My client has lived in a violent world full of drugs,” Mr Johnstone said.

“From that day (of the attack) my client’s life snowballed out of control and she knew she was going to be before the courts again.

“She has a problem with alcohol and she has a problem with driving motor vehicles when she shouldn’t and she understands that.”

Referring to the event as a “very, very serious case of assault occasioning bodily harm while armed or in company” Magistrate Vasta confirmed Simpson knew the man would be stabbed but accepted the defendant did not forespell the “extent of his injuries”.

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Simpson, who had cried when reading her apology letter, sat stone-faced when she was sentenced to two-and-a-half years’ prison with a March 26, 2022 parole date.

She was further placed on a five-year non-contact order with her victim and disqualified from driving for four years.