A former '90s pop star who was stabbed "49 occasions" by a convicted spouse killer and neighbour stated she now lives with a each day reminder of the brutal assault.
Dundee -born Sandra Mckenzie, 63, who was singer with 90s 'Entire Lotta Love' hitmakers Goldbug, says she thought she was going to die when Stephen Allum left her with a number of stab wounds within the assault.
Allum was jailed for all times final 12 months after he admitted tried homicide, a sentence which got here 23 years after he was given a hospital order for killing his spouse.
Reflecting on the assault, which came about in Oxford in January final 12 months, Sandra stated: "It was completely terrifying. He was strangling me and I simply felt all of the life going out my physique.
"I used to be completely terrified. I believed I used to be going to die."
Allum lived subsequent door to her within the Littlemore property, the place Sandra nonetheless lives and is determined to maneuver from.
The pop star says that she "bought pleasant" together with her neighbour initially.
She stated: "He invited me round for dinner however I saved placing it off. We used to satisfy within the backyard after we went for a cigarette."
However then on January 24, 2021, he invited her to his flat.
Sandra added: "The minute I went spherical he grabbed my throat and pulled me out to the again backyard and took me out, bought me on the bottom. He was strangling me, punching my face. He saved stabbing me within the chest."
She stated she suffered 49 separate stab wounds within the brutal assault.
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She was subsequently bedridden for eight months and now has a strolling body and nonetheless feels ache if she places any weight on the leg.
She says she is "happy" he had gone to jail for the assault.
Sandra added: "The police described it as probably the most vicious assault they'd ever seen."
She stated she was now determined to be moved from her flat in Morrell Crescent by Response Housing partnership, which owns the condo.
"After I exit my entrance door I relive [the attack]. I see him standing at his door," stated Sandra, who first moved to Oxford 34 years in the past however has suffered durations of homelessness since.
"I wish to be moved however they're doing nothing to search out me a flat or home," she added.
In a joint assertion, housing supplier Response and Oxford Well being NHS Basis Belief stated: "Our obligation to uphold affected person confidentiality prevents our organisations from discussing the element round this case.
"Nevertheless, we are able to say that sufferers who reside on the Response Restoration Campus, which presents 24/7 intensive supported dwelling, are below the care of certified psychological well being practitioners and clinicians and that common threat and safeguarding evaluations happen.
"Following this assault, a severe incident evaluate was carried out. The service consumer was concerned on this and supported all through all processes.
"She stays engaged with providers and has entry to around the clock assist.
"If the service consumer has any issues in regards to the care she has acquired or is receiving, we encourage her to speak together with her care workforce to see if any extra measures could be supplied as she continues together with her restoration journey."
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