Jana-Lee Bradley pleaded guilty to stabbing a man in a Hamilton South unit following a phone dispute

A woman angry over a stolen phone has threatened to kill a man at a Newcastle unit before she stabbed him with a knife and screwdriver. Read what happened in court.

Jan-Lee Bradley stabbed a man over a stolen phone. Istock

A dispute over a stolen phone has escalated when a woman stormed a Newcastle unit and stabbed a man with a knife and screwdriver while threatening: “I’m going to kill you”.

Jana-Lee Bradley, from Hamilton South, appeared via video link at Newcastle Local Court on Wednesday as she pleaded guilty to a charge of wounding a person and being reckless as to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and a charge of using offensive weapons with intent to intimidate.

Police facts revealed the 40-year-old was an “acquaintance” with the 48-year-old victim before she stormed a nearby unit around 2:30pm on July 19 last year.

Court documents said she entered the lounge room where he was interviewing someone for his business and starting yelling “where’s my phone, you stole my phone, you’re a thief”.

A knife was one of the weapons Bradley used on July 19 last year. Picture: File photo

Bradley then assaulted him and “unleashed a flurry of strikes” while holding both a knife and a screwdriver and yelled words to the effect of “you’re a filthy dog, you mutt. I’m going to kill you”.

Police facts said the 48-year-old was able to push her out of the unit before shutting the door. but not before she continued “stabbing” him.

Emergency services were called and he was treated by paramedics before being taken to John Hunter Hospital suffering several lacerations to the scalp and injury to his hands.

Court documents said later that afternoon police found Bradley at another Hamilton South unit, on Ogden St, where she was arrested and taken to Newcastle Police Station.

Officers seized a handbag with several knives and a mobile phone.

In an interview following her arrest, police facts said she denied stabbing the man or having any weapons at the scene.

Bradley will head to Newcastle District Court next month for a sentence date to be set.