A family member of a man who was stabbed in a horrific attack in a Merseyside town centre last year has revealed the mental trauma he has suffered since.
Steven Cartwright was on a family night out in Southport when he was attacked in the early hours of August 23 by 16-year-old Jamal Adam-Neale. The teenager from Toxteth stabbed the dad-of-one and forced him to have life-saving surgery where part of his small bowel was removed.
The former barber revealed the mental anguish that the attack caused as well as the debilitating injuries that led to Steven having 74 staples in his body following the teen plunging a piece of glass into him in his stomach and twice in his back. Now, almost 12 months on from the vicious act of violence, Steven's auntie, Jacky Ridgeway, has opened up on the lasting impact the incident has caused.
