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A mum-of-two says she has been left ‘scarred for life’ after being attacked during a night out in Oldham at the weekend.
Jade Kremner, 33, said she 'thought she was going to die' after she was punched, kicked and strangled by a woman during a terrifying eight-minute ordeal, which she described as being 'beast-like'.
She was rushed to hospital following the incident and has now been left with a bump on her head, a 10 cm gash on her thigh and swelling of her throat.
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Jade, who lives in Delph, said she was at JLR Bar and Restaurant on Market Street in Royton on Saturday evening (February 11) when a woman came up to her and asked if she was okay.
She claims the woman then put her arm around her shoulder and grabbed Jade by the 'root of her hair' before dragging her to the floor. Jade alleges the woman proceeded to attack her for a further eight minutes by biting her fingers and ripping her hair out.
Jade said her sister was also attacked and punched in the side and back of the head by a man as she attempted to break the pair apart. She claimed the man then punched her in the head and she has been left with injuries including swelling to her neck from being strangled.
"My windpipe was shutting and closing and that's when I thought 'Jesus, I need to try and escape’,” Jade explained. "But I couldn't escape because she was physically on top of me.
"I thought I was going to physically die because I was struggling for my breath."
The single mum said she immediately left the bar and reported the attack to police, who told her she needed immediate medical attention. When she arrived home, she was sent to A&E in an
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