A Canberra hairdresser charged with stabbing his former colleague in the chest with a six-inch pair of hairdressing scissors during an argument has been released on bail.
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Police found drops of blood on the ground when they were called to the Cooleman Court shopping centre carpark following reports of a verbal dispute between two men about 3.45pm on Saturday.
They arrived to find the alleged victim, 46, with a stab wound to his chest.
Daniel Sampieri, 24, was later arrested and charged with assault, threatening to kill, intentional wounding and drug driving when he faced the ACT Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
He did not enter pleas.
Court documents said the pair, who had worked together at a south Canberra hairdressing salon for about eight months, had hurled insults at each other during the carpark encounter.
The accused got in his car and accelerated towards the male victim, hitting the man in the knees and sending him flying over the bonnet before he tumbled onto the ground.
He allegedly yelled at the accused: "You're a fruit loop, you're a weirdo," to which Sampieri replied: "F--- you, I'm gonna kill ya."
The accused then grabbed the man by the arm as they fought and hit his shoulder before the victim realised he was wielding the scissors. He looked at his chest and shoulder and realised he'd been stabbed, court documents allege.
He felt a dense, sharp pain as the accused yanked the scissors out and noticed he was bleeding from his chest.
The man walked towards the shopping centre, where he called triple-0.
Paramedics treated him at the scene before he was taken to Canberra Hospital and treated for the 15-millimetre gash to his chest.
Mr Sampieri applied for bail in court, and it was opposed by the prosecution on grounds he would likely to reoffend or harm the victim.
Prosecutor Chamil Wanigaratne said the hostility between the defendant and victim was obvious.
"He's lucky it wasn't more serious. We would be concerned on the next occasion, if there is another occasion, he might not be so lucky."
The court heard the car and scissors linked to the stabbing had not been recovered.
Mr Sampieri's Legal Aid defence lawyer said it was clear from the allegations the victim had played a role in the offences.
She said the man had previously turned up at the accused's workplace and threatened him, prompting him to quit his job.
The court heard Mr Sampieri, who cried throughout the court proceedings, was seeking help for mental health concerns.
His lawyer said the prosecution's concerns could be managed by bail conditions if he were released, and said the accused had no reason to go near or talk to the victim.
Magistrate Bernadette Boss noted the alleged offences were serious and there was a risk the ongoing dispute between the pair could escalate if Sampieri was released.
But she was not convinced bail conditions couldn't mitigate those risks and allowed him to be released.
He was banned from approaching Cooleman Court and the victim, and ordered to live at a residence in Hoskinstown in NSW.
His case returns to court on April 4.
