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| Stab victim needed 200 stitches | Stab victim needed 200 stitches |
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| By Natasha Sayee BBC Newsline | By Natasha Sayee BBC Newsline |
| A man who sustained almost 200 stitches in a knife attack has said his attackers intended to kill him. | A man who sustained almost 200 stitches in a knife attack has said his attackers intended to kill him. |
| Two men forced their way into Mr McAreavey's girlfriend's house | Two men forced their way into Mr McAreavey's girlfriend's house |
| Ciaran McAreavey needed a blood transfusion after he was trailed from his west Belfast home by two men. | Ciaran McAreavey needed a blood transfusion after he was trailed from his west Belfast home by two men. |
| The 25-year-old, who suffered multiple stab wounds in the attack, said he was worried he would be targeted again. | The 25-year-old, who suffered multiple stab wounds in the attack, said he was worried he would be targeted again. |
| Two men forced their way into his girlfriend's house in the Turf Lodge area on Friday morning, where the couple had been sleeping. | Two men forced their way into his girlfriend's house in the Turf Lodge area on Friday morning, where the couple had been sleeping. |
| "I was just lying in my bed and two guys came in with a knife and started carving me up in the bedroom," he said. | "I was just lying in my bed and two guys came in with a knife and started carving me up in the bedroom," he said. |
| "They trailed me from my heels out into the street and said they were going to make an example of me. | "They trailed me from my heels out into the street and said they were going to make an example of me. |
| "They got me and stood above me and started carving me." | "They got me and stood above me and started carving me." |
| 'Knife to my neck' | 'Knife to my neck' |
| The victim distracted his attackers and was able to escape and call for help. | The victim distracted his attackers and was able to escape and call for help. |
| "I ran up an alleyway, but then they came after me again and slashed my back. | "I ran up an alleyway, but then they came after me again and slashed my back. |
| "I kept running up the street and someone called me an ambulance." | "I kept running up the street and someone called me an ambulance." |
| Mr McAreavey sustained almost 200 stitches | Mr McAreavey sustained almost 200 stitches |
| Mr McAreavey said he believed the attack was an attempt on his life. | Mr McAreavey said he believed the attack was an attempt on his life. |
| "He put the knife to my neck and I just grabbed it, that's what happened to my thumb and fingers, or they would have killed me." | "He put the knife to my neck and I just grabbed it, that's what happened to my thumb and fingers, or they would have killed me." |
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