A WOMAN who was attacked with acid and had her neck slashed in a violent attack inside her own home has spoken out about the terrifying ordeal.
Tina Wood was attacked by two men inside her home in Foxhays Road, Whitley on the morning of December 17, 2021.
The men, who were captured before and after on CCTV, fled the scene and still remain unidentified to this day.
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Speaking to the BBC’S Crimewatch Live programme, Ms Wood said her life will ‘never be the same’.
She said: “I thought I was going to die and never see my kids again. Now I won’t go no where [sic]. I don’t trust no one [sic].
“I’ve been left with nothing. My life is never going to be the same ever.”
On the morning of the incident, Ms Wood’s four children were out of the house and she was about to take a bath before finishing her Christmas shopping.
“It was a really quiet neighbour,” she said. “Everyone looks out for everyone. I’d lived there for 16 years and I’d never locked my door because I didn’t need to….I didn’t have no problems [sic].
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“I was in the kitchen and I looked down the hallway and there were two guys stood there. One of them turned and looked right towards me with a bottle in his hands.
“The first thing I did was put the dressing gown over my head and he was tipping all this stuff over me and I couldn’t breathe - it was horrendous.”
Ms Wood was then able to get down the hallway into the living room in attempts to escape through the window. But the offender held her back before punching her and slashing her neck.
“At that point I saw stars,” she said. “We fell into the Christmas tree and then I managed to dive out the front room window.”
She suffered from a broken jaw in two places and an injury to her neck. She was taken to hospital for treatment.
Investigating officer DI Laura Corscadden told the BBC programme that the force wants to ‘get justice for Tina’.
She is appealing to the public for any information about the incident or the men involved.
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They have been described as being black males both wearing dark clothing with medical masks and Hi-Vis jackets. One has been described as being six foot tall with a broader build and the other slightly shorter with a leaner build.
To make a report, contact police quoting reference number 43210568398.
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