- Horrific injuries suffered by a woman who was attacked by her neighbour
- Denise Pederson was attacked by her neighbour William Samspon with a knife
- She was repeatedly stabbed in the face, neck and hands in the frenzied attack
The horrific injuries suffered by a woman who was attacked by her neighbour with a knife have been revealed.
Denise Pederson, 65, was attacked by her 64-year-old neighbour William Sampson in her Belmont unit north of Newcastle after a long-running dispute, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
He tried to stab her in the heart with a knife, shouting ‘you’re going to die’, but Mrs Pederson refused to succumb to her attacker.
Denise Pederson, 65, was attacked by her 64-year-old neighbour William Sampson in her Belmont unit north of Newcastle after a long-running dispute
She was repeatedly stabbed in the face, neck and hands, and said she felt the knife enter her cheek and slash her jaw bone
She was repeatedly stabbed in the face, neck and hands, and said she felt the knife enter her cheek and slash her jaw bone.
‘I felt excruciating pain, but adrenaline made me fight back.’
Sampson pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent to murder, and in court Mrs Pederson addressed him directly.
‘My will to live, Bill Sampson, was stronger than your ability to kill,’ she said.
Sampson was sentenced to a maximum term of 11 years and three months in prison by Judge Roy Ellis at the Newcastle District Court on Thursday, with a non-parole period of eight years.
The attack was an attempt by Sampson to end their feud which had been running for a year and a half.
The attack was an attempt by Sampson to end their feud which had been running for a year and a half