In an impact statement read on his behalf, the victim said the attack ruined his life as he thought he was taking his last breath.

He said: “I am a shell.

“Constantly nervous and afraid of my own shadow.”

The victim said the ongoing injuries have affected her daily life, as it is a “struggle to look at herself in the mirror because of the injuries.”

“I feel like I’m not myself anymore,” she added, saying that “simple tasks like folding sheets are a struggle” and her partner now has to help her get dressed and comb her hair.

He said he can no longer sleep in the same room where the assault occurred.

“My whole life has been ruined by one person in one night,” he added.

“I know that what happened will continue to haunt me for the rest of my life.”