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Axe attack couple tell of ordeal | Axe attack couple tell of ordeal |
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A married couple who were subjected to a vicious hatchet and machete attack have been speaking about their ordeal. | A married couple who were subjected to a vicious hatchet and machete attack have been speaking about their ordeal. |
English couple Jock and Kath Fordyce were attacked as they slept in their camper van on the first night of their holiday in County Louth in June. | English couple Jock and Kath Fordyce were attacked as they slept in their camper van on the first night of their holiday in County Louth in June. |
Back home in Skegness the couple, both in their 60s, told BBC Radio Ulster's Evening Extra they felt lucky to be alive. | |
During the attack, Mrs Fordyce's skull was fractured and her ribs were broken. | |
Their van was later found on fire across the border near Meigh. | Their van was later found on fire across the border near Meigh. |
When the door was broken in, I honestly thought it was curtains for us, Kath Fordyce | When the door was broken in, I honestly thought it was curtains for us, Kath Fordyce |
Despite their ordeal, they said they are determined to return to Ireland to thank the people who helped them. | Despite their ordeal, they said they are determined to return to Ireland to thank the people who helped them. |
Jock Fordyce said: "Any human being doing a thing like that, they're savages really." | Jock Fordyce said: "Any human being doing a thing like that, they're savages really." |
He said the attack would not put them off returning to Ireland. | He said the attack would not put them off returning to Ireland. |
"The time we were in Ireland, especially in Our Lady of Lourdes and St James' Hospital, we could not have got better service anywhere in the world." | "The time we were in Ireland, especially in Our Lady of Lourdes and St James' Hospital, we could not have got better service anywhere in the world." |
Mrs Fordyce said she had been touched by the kindness shown to her by Irish people after the attack. | Mrs Fordyce said she had been touched by the kindness shown to her by Irish people after the attack. |
"I was completely overwhelmed by the number of cards and letters and flowers we received. I've never seen so many flowers in my life." | "I was completely overwhelmed by the number of cards and letters and flowers we received. I've never seen so many flowers in my life." |
She said she gets flashbacks about the attack, has bouts of dizziness and has difficulty sleeping. | She said she gets flashbacks about the attack, has bouts of dizziness and has difficulty sleeping. |
"But we are alive, that's the main thing. When the door was broken in, I honestly thought it was curtains for us," she said. | "But we are alive, that's the main thing. When the door was broken in, I honestly thought it was curtains for us," she said. |
"I didn't think we would see the children again." | "I didn't think we would see the children again." |
Two men have been in court in connection with the attack on the couple. | Two men have been in court in connection with the attack on the couple. |
They face charges of hijacking, aggravated burglary and stealing cash and belongings while armed with a hatchet and a machete. | They face charges of hijacking, aggravated burglary and stealing cash and belongings while armed with a hatchet and a machete. |
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