The doctor who was stabbed 11 times and doused in petrol by her Tinder boyfriend hasn’t let her ordeal defeat her as she speaks out in support of other domestic abuse victims.
But despite being a source of inspiration for many, Angela Jay has revealed that the attack still haunts her to this day.
‘My post-traumatic stress symptoms are getting better but I still check cupboards and under the beds,’ Ms Jay told The Daily Telegraph.
Bravery: Angela Jay is still recovering but staying strong following the horrific ordeal
The doctor who was stabbed 11 times and doused in petrol by her Tinder boyfriend hasn’t let her ordeal defeat her as she speaks out in support of other domestic abuse victims
Despite her wounds pouring with blood, Ms Jay managed to scramble to a neighbour’s house and call for help
‘For a while I was afraid to live alone, or with strangers, but I’m trying hard to draw a line under what happened.’
The 29-year-old trainee obstetrician and gynaecologist is more than entitled to take her time with her recovery following the traumatic events in November last year.
Her former Tinder flame Paul Lambert broke into her Port Macquarie home after she called it off with the 36-year-old after six weeks.
After hiding in her wardrobe, the crazed attacker jumped out when she returned home before stabbing her over and over again.
Despite her wounds pouring with blood, Ms Jay managed to scramble to a neighbour’s house and call for help.
Lambert then led police on a 150km car chase before eventually being shot dead near Coffs Harbour wielding a knife.
Yet despite the young doctor’s troubled past, she is defiant against her demons and has taken to speaking publicly in an act of defiance.
Speaking at the White Ribbon charity event at the weekend, Ms Jay pointed to the bravery shown from fellow victims.
Ms Jay’s former Tinder flame Paul Lambert broke into her Port Macquarie home before repeatedly stabbing her after she called it off with the 36-year-old after six weeks
Ms Jay addressed dozens of women (pictured) at a White Ribbon charity ball on Saturday in an act of defiance to raise money for domestic abuse victims
Angela Jay has revealed that the attack at her Port Macquarie home still haunts her to this day
‘These women are warriors not numbers and as it stands, these incredible warriors are losing the battle,’ she said at the domestic abuse fundraiser.
‘We need to stand up and fight for a better future, and the only way this can be achieved is together.
‘I for one am so privileged to still have a voice, and I will never let it be silenced.’
And she has revealed her unusual methods of blocking out any association to the abuse she suffered nearly a year ago.
‘When I fill up the car with petrol, I put the lavender oil my sister bought me over one hand and keep smelling it to mask the petrol. I struggled with that a hell of a lot — the smell of petrol in a garage made me feel sick and anxious,’ she revealed.
Closing an old chapter in her life and beginning another, the doctor has taken up a position at a tertiary Sydney hospital Ms Jay is adamant she wont let the events of last November ruin her life.