A mum who left a friend with 20 knife wounds after a brutal murder bid has been jailed for more than five years.

Courtney Bodwick, 24, turned on Christine McTaggart, who she later told police had been a "mother figure" to her.

The 41 year-old victim had no memory of the horror attack, but later awoke to find herself in a bed covered in blood.

Bodwick was on Wednesday sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow having admitted to attempted murder at a hearing last month.

Lord Colbeck sentenced her to five years and four months. The term was cut from eight years due to the guilty plea.

Bodwick will also be supervised for a further three years on her release.

The stabbing occurred at Bodwick's flat in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire in the early hours of last October 22.

Miss McTaggart had gone to wash a glass in the kitchen when the mum-of-two approached from behind and hit her.

Prosecutor Lorraine Glancy KC said the victim tried to fight her off.

Miss McTaggart's next recollection was waking up in bed in a large pool of blood.

Miss Glancy said: "She called her ex-partner, who lived nearby, and said she had been stabbed."

The man - together with a concierge - came to her aid and found her wrapped in a blood stained duvet. The flat was also in disarray.

She stated to them: "I think I am dying."

Miss McTaggart was rushed to hospital suffering from 20 puncture wounds on her head and body.

Some of the injuries were described as life threatening although fortunately she is expected to make a full recovery.

Bodwick was held at the flat and initially claimed: "We had a scrap - nothing else."

It emerged she had sent a Facebook message to a friend in the early hours stating: "Help. ASAP". There was also a photo of her with a bloodied nose.

Bodwick later told officers the victim was "a mother figure" and denied at the time causing the injuries.

She added: "That is something that I would never do. Never in a million years, never."

Bodwick already had a number of previous convictions for violence.

The court heard how Bodwick had suffered personal issues from a young age.

Rhonda Anderson, defending, said: "It is her own actions that have placed her in this position. She has expressed horror for what happened."

Sentencing, Lord Colbeck remarked the courts had previously made a number of "unsuccessful" attempts to rehabilitate Bodwick away from crime.

He told her: "From the number of blows inflicted, it is clear that you intended to cause harm to Miss McTaggart."