A new mum on her first night out after giving birth was left terrified when a crazed stranger slashed at her with a 'zombie' knife - leaving her permanently scarred. Lauren Foster, 23, was sliced open with the “horrific” weapon by stranger Joshua Clow, 18, who went “completely berserk” outside of Revival Bar, Northwich, in November 2021.
Clow first approached Lauren and her friends inside the bar asking where he could get some drugs – outraged, the girls asked him to leave them alone. Later that night, while outside in the car park, CCTV footage caught Clow charging towards Lauren with the blade in his hand – slashing at her several times on the left arm and back.
The random attack left the new mum with deep cuts across her back and arm - including a four-inch wound that needed internal and external stitches. Clow, of Brookcot Road in Manchester, appeared in Chester Crown Court in May 2022, where the judge said there could easily have been a fatality.
