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A Maple Ridge couple were victims of a horrific acid and knife attack in Vietnam, and 91裸聊视频楾om91裸聊视频� Nghiem Vo is now facing a long recovery.
His girlfriend Tram 91裸聊视频楾ammy91裸聊视频� Nguyen explained in a Facebook post on Thursday how the two were in Vietnam on vacation, during the Lunar New Year Festival.
Last Saturday at at 7:30 p.m. they were on a motorcycle, on their way to dinner near Khe Hai Beach in the central province of Quang Ngai. They turned down a dark street, and they went past a motorcycle with two men 91裸聊视频� one sitting on it, the other leaning against it.
91裸聊视频淎bout 30-40 seconds later, the same motorbike raced up beside us on the left and yelled something out we couldn91裸聊视频檛 hear properly and we both looked to our left and saw that they [had] spilled acidic water on us,91裸聊视频� Tammy wrote.
91裸聊视频淭om lost control of the motorbike and we both fell off. Tom crawled about one meter away from me and I saw the guy sitting at the back coming down hold[ing] a large knife coming towards me.91裸聊视频�
Tammy thought it was a robbery and put her hands in the air, but the attacker turned towards where Tom lay, and slashed his legs three times, before fleeing.
| The victim suffered burns on 80 per cent of his body, and attackers tried to severe tendons in his legs with a knife. (Contributed) |
91裸聊视频淭om has 90 per cent of his face burned, both his hands and both legs are also burned. He has a total of three cuts that have been stitched up. Not able to open his eye fully, only able to see 15-20 per cent.
91裸聊视频淔or my myself, I have minor injuries, burns on both thighs, one hand and some on the left side of my face.91裸聊视频�
She appealed for help, and a has been started to help the couple deal with the financial cost of this ordeal.
91裸聊视频淎gain I91裸聊视频檓 asking everyone for help. It may not be much but it is better than nothing,91裸聊视频� Tammy wrote.
91裸聊视频淪till cannot believe this all happened. I91裸聊视频檓 still thinking it91裸聊视频檚 a nightmare and wanting it all to go away. Please pray for Tim. It91裸聊视频檚 not fair to go on vacation and to have something like this happened. I personally want whoever is behind this caught.91裸聊视频�
There are reports about the incident in Vietnam media, saying they were transferred back to Canada with a doctor and nurse, but due to the long flight time and Tom91裸聊视频檚 serious condition they temporarily landed in Singapore. It describes him as having 80 per cent of his body, including his cornea, burned by acid, and his tendons slashed.
Both are 26 years of age.
91裸聊视频淭his is so devastating and should never happen to anyone. Tammy and Tom are both very humble and hardworking people, super talented nail technicians in Port Coquitlam. This is definitely life changing for them, not for the better,91裸聊视频� wrote their friend Cecilia Tran on the GoFundMe page.
91裸聊视频淐urrently, they are both admitted to the hospital. We don91裸聊视频檛 know how long they will be there for, but this will be a lengthy recovery process. Tammy has reached out to the Embassy of Canada and they are currently assisting them with medical needs. However, Tom is in serious condition and they cannot provide much assistance for him due to him being a permanent resident in Canada and not a Canadian citizen.91裸聊视频�
As of Saturday, $4,000 had been raised of the $40,000 goal.
91裸聊视频淲e are in need of your help to raise money in order to cover their medical expenses. Please, please, please share their story to all your family and friends. This could happen to anyone. Let alone someone we love.91裸聊视频�
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