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29.05.2023 - 09:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Jeremy Fitzsimmons went to see his friend on a Friday. He had fallen out with Jimmy Walton, but had decided to go round and ask to borrow some cigarette papers.
Walton was not there when he arrived at the property in Blackpool. Instead, Tracey Simmonds, a drug user he had known since his school days, opened the door.
Inside, the mood was jovial and Mr Fitzsimmons was offered a can of lager which he drank with a group of other people who had congregated. The group laughed and joked, but when Walton returned the mood changed, Lancs Live reports.
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Walton and Simmonds began to whisper to each other and look over at Mr Fitzsimmons. As he stood up from the armchair, Walton pushed him back down, accusing him of being a thief. He then set upon him with a knife. Simmonds egged him on, before picking up a screwdriver and joining in the attack.
He was left bleeding heavily. Before he went to hospital, on September 29, 2017, Mr Fitzsimmons was able to walk to his flat but realised he'd left his keys behind. At one stage Walton and Simmonds walked past him. Walton said: "Next time, I'll slit your throat."
Paramedics transported him to Blackpool Victoria Hospital, where his wound was cleaned and sutured, and he was discharged the following day. In a statement to the police, Mr Fitzsimmons said: "I am completely in shock at the way Jimmy and Tracey attacked me. I have no idea why they have done this.
"I have never stolen from them in the past and I don't owe them any money. No-one has the right to assault me."
The attack was a turning point for Mr Fitzsimmons. His daughter Nicole said he was "never the same again." He was scared to go home and stayed with her
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