A teenager was left with these horrific injuries after being stamped on by a gang of 30 on his way home from a funfair.
Dylan Swan, 16, stopped on his way home from the event in Newcastle to sit on a bench in a park.
He claims it was there that he was set upon by a huge group of attackers, who punched, kicked and stabbed him with a butterfly knife.
The teenager was left terrified and covered in blood and only escaped when a passing nurse chased away his attackers and gave him first aid.
Dylan Swan, 16, was left with these horrific facial injuries after being set upon by a gang of 30 in a park in Newcastle
He said: ‘I sat down on a bench in Exhibition Park, I was by myself. About 30 people came and surrounded me.
‘They started jumping on top of me, they were jumping on my head and body.
‘One of them took out a butterfly knife and stabbed me near my head.. I was terrified. It lasted for about 10 to 15 minutes.
‘But a nurse came and helped me. She chased everyone away and put me in the recovery position and gave me first aid.
‘I lost consciousness and I don’t remember much of what happened after that, I just remember seeing flashing lights.
‘Then next thing I remember was waking up in a bed in hospital.’
Dylan is now recovering at home after being treated at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.
His parents Rob and Shirley expressed their shock at what happened and thanked the nurse who came to their son’s aid on his way home from The Hoppings funfair.
After: The teenager was left terrified and covered in blood and only escaped when a passing nurse chased away his attackers and gave him first aid
Mr Swan said: ‘We don’t know her name but she works at the RVI and even came to see Dylan in hospital to see if he was ok.
‘She was absolutely lovely and we can’t thank her enough. If it wasn’t for her, we don’t know what would have happened.’
Northumbria Police has asked for witnesses to come forward, but no arrests have yet been made in relation to the attack.
A spokesman for the Hoppings said: ‘We’ve been told by police that there was a group of drunk teenagers at the bandstand in Exhibition Park and a fight broke out.
‘We are not aware of any incidents actually at the Hoppings.
‘We have two private security firms, with 50 people working yesterday and today, as well as Northumbria Police.’
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 quoting reference 1053 from June 22.
Dylan’s blood-stained jacket is pictured after he was beaten up and stabbed by a gang