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| Pregnant woman slashed across face in Cambridge | Pregnant woman slashed across face in Cambridge |
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| A heavily pregnant woman has been slashed across the face in an apparently random attack in Cambridge city centre. | A heavily pregnant woman has been slashed across the face in an apparently random attack in Cambridge city centre. |
| Veterinary surgeon Hayley Baker, 29, was attacked by a man in Hertford Street, as she was walking near her home, at about 20:20 GMT on Thursday. | Veterinary surgeon Hayley Baker, 29, was attacked by a man in Hertford Street, as she was walking near her home, at about 20:20 GMT on Thursday. |
| Mrs Baker was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital with serious facial injuries. | Mrs Baker was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital with serious facial injuries. |
| She said the attack left her concerned for her 29-week-old unborn baby and with blood running down her face. | |
| The knifeman, believed to be in his 20s, ran off towards Chesterton Lane. | |
| Det Insp Jamie Stenton said it was "a nasty attack which appears to have been completely random". | Det Insp Jamie Stenton said it was "a nasty attack which appears to have been completely random". |
| 'Shaking to the core' | |
| Mrs Baker had just returned to Cambridge having been in Guildford scattering her mother's ashes. "It was the anniversary of her death", she said. | |
| "I was listing to a voicemail and as I finished my call I heard running footsteps behind me and just thought it was a runner coming up the hill. | |
| "I moved to the side of the pavement so they could pass and the next thing I felt was a punch in my right temple, turned around and the person was already running in the opposite direction. | |
| "At that point I put my hand up to my face and could feel all the blood running down. | |
| "It was complete disbelief when it happened and to see the amount of blood coming out was quite scary. | |
| "Because I'm a vet I'm very used to a lot of blood, but when it's your own all rationality goes out of the window." | |
| Anne Garvey, who has lived on the street for more than 30 years, said it was "shaking to the core" that a "vulnerable, defenceless woman could be attacked so hideously". | Anne Garvey, who has lived on the street for more than 30 years, said it was "shaking to the core" that a "vulnerable, defenceless woman could be attacked so hideously". |
| She said: "When you first hear about it you focus on the suffering of the poor young woman, but clearly there's a much wider implication. | She said: "When you first hear about it you focus on the suffering of the poor young woman, but clearly there's a much wider implication. |
| "It makes all women feel obviously more wary, it was a horrible thing to happen." | "It makes all women feel obviously more wary, it was a horrible thing to happen." |