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IT should have been a dream holiday on an island paradise – but for Jack Cole and girlfriend April Clifton, their trip to Thailand ended in a nightmare.

On a romantic stroll one evening, the pair were pounced on by a gang of eight thugs riding mopeds.

Jack was pelted with lumps of concrete and rocks and stabbed more than six times with a machete as he fought desperately to protect April, fearing she would be raped.

He could feel his life ebbing away.

“I was panting like a dog,” he recalls. “My heart was struggling to pump blood. I could physically feel myself draining and slipping away.”

Four weeks on, the couple are still haunted by the gang’s callous laughter as they staggered to safety.

Thailand has been a favourite with backpackers for years, and increasingly for families and couples seeking an affordable, exotic break.

Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/real_life/4658167/Were-haunted-by-Thailand-machete-attack.html#ixzz2CwHOxA00

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Tourist Slashed And Stabbed 5 Times In Unprovoked Attack

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