Nicola McKelvie killed Daniel McEwan by slashing his neck with glass A woman has admitted to slashing a father in the neck and then leaving him to die. Nicola McKelvie attacked Daniel McEwan with a piece of glass at a flat in Knightswood, Glasgow, in June last year. The blood-soaked 47-year-old was later discovered, but he did not survive his injuries. McKelvie was due to stand trial at the High Court in Glasgow accused of Mr McEwan's murder. But the 24 year-old instead pled guilty to the reduced charge of culpable homicide. McKelvie still faces a lengthy jail-term when she returns to the dock next month. At the High Court in Glasgow on Wednesday, Judge Lady Wise told her: "An unlawful killing is one of the most serious charges a court has to deal with." As McKelvie was lead handcuffed to the cells, a woman, believed to be a relative of the victim, hurled abuse at the killer. McKelvie had been at another man's flat in the city's Kirkton Avenue along with Mr McEwan and 31-year-old Ian Fleming on June 17 last year. It was alleged Mr McEwan, who kept in poor health and rarely left his own home, touched McKelvie on the chest while at the property. This prompted Fleming to kick the father-of-two before Mr McEwan went to leave the flat. Prosecutor Bill McVicar said McKelvie then followed him out and struck her victim on the throat with a piece of glass. A dying Mr McKelvie was then abandoned before a resident discovered him. Paramedics and police were later unable to save him. McKelvie, also of Kirkton Avenue, was arrested and initially blamed Ian Fleming for the killing. Fleming was also due to stand trial for murder, but prosecutors instead accepted a guilty plea to assault. Lady Wise sentenced him to nine months, but backdated the term until last August effectively meaning he was freed.