'I could feel the blood all over my face. I thought I was going to die. He just kept going' - woman who survived assault by ex-partner

"Niamh Kelly was brutally attacked and left with life-long injuries by Josh O'Brien, who was jailed this week"

"Niamh Kelly sat up in the hospital bed and turned the camera on her mobile phone to front-facing mode. She hadn't seen her face since the attack and as she stared back at her battered, bruised and bloodied reflection, she broke down in tears."

Niamh Kelly suffered a brutal attack that left her with life-long injuries. The attacker, Josh O'Brien, was jailed this week. Kelly sat up in a hospital bed and turned the camera on her mobile phone to front-facing mode. She had not seen her face since the attack. As she stared back at her battered, bruised and bloodied reflection, she broke down in tears. The injuries have produced both visible facial trauma and profound emotional distress. Medical care and recovery are ongoing following the assault, and the legal process resulted in O'Brien's imprisonment.

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