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Ffion Lewis

'When you’re in the drug game getting stabbed is a reality' Former dealer who survived vicious attack details impact of knife crime

A former drug dealer has described the moment he was stabbed and "beaten to a pulp" in a vicious attack.

Dai Mcbride had recently given up drug dealing when he was called to a flat in Swansea to lend someone money. But it was a set-up and for 14 minutes, they choked, beat and stabbed him.

Now more than two decades later Mr McBride, from Swansea, has decided to speak about his experience with drugs and weapons as part of a new campaign to raise awareness of knife crime.

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