Punched, kicked and bitten, terrified Sharna Pearson was left caked in blood after she was jumped on in an violent attack.
Left crying and shaking in fear, the 18-year-old new mum is speaking out about her ordeal as police investigate.
And she has released these shocking pictures after undergoing hospital treatment.
Black-eyed Sharna, of Cramlington, Northumberland, says she was also bitten on the eyebrow as her attacker tried to gouge out her eyes with.
And she claims to have been burnt on the chest with a cigarette during the assault.
“I was terrified, she just knocked me to the floor and started kicking and punching me. She then bit my eyebrow and it was only after that I realised I had been burnt on the chest by a cigarette.
“There were about 13 of them all crowding around me and a few of them were shouting and encouraging her on.
“I couldn’t stop crying, I was so scared, I was shaking.”
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Sharna’s nightmare happened on Friday, March 22, near Seven Oaks Park in Cramlington, between 9.30pm and 10pm.
She had been out with her friend, Shannon Burns, for a few drinks to celebrate getting the keys to her new rented flat only days earlier.
Sharna, who is mum to six month-old Miylah, had realised her phone needed charging and went to her mum’s house nearby to get a charger.
But it was on the way back to the pub that all hell broke loose and she was confronted by the alleged attacker.
“I was walking past the park when one of the girls asked if I had a tab. I said no because I was smoking my last one. Then another girl asked if I had any drugs, but again I said no because I don’t take them,” said Sharna.
“It was then that girl just jumped on me. She pulled me to the floor, she was punching and kicking me and then she leaned over and bit my eyebrow. She was going mad and her friend even eventually pulled her off.
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“It went on for about five minutes but it seemed a lot longer. I tried to defend myself but couldn’t. I didn’t know what to do, I was scared, I tried to stop her but couldn’t. I was soaked in blood, crying, my face was fully covered in blood. She called me a f***ing animal when I ran away.
“I’m telling my story because I don’t want this to happen to anyone else. I was absolutely terrified.”
Sharna was taken by her friend to the nearby St Nicholas Church, where she is a member.
It was from there Sharna’s mum received a distraught phone call.
Mum Sharon, 38, also of Cramlington, said: “I raced there and saw her covered in blood, blood was all over her clothes, in her hair, on her face. She was shaking, she was an absolute wreck, she couldn’t stop crying.”
Sharna went to the The Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington where she received treatment for two black eyes, an injured eyebrow, a bust lip, cigarette burns to her chest and other scratches and bruises. She needs antibiotics after being bitten.
Northumbria Police are now investigating.
A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: "Shortly after 10.30pm on Friday (March 22), police received a report of an assault on Forum Way, Cramlington.
"A woman reported she had been approached by a female who then assaulted her, causing non-life-threatening injuries to her head and chest.
"Enquiries are ongoing to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.
"Witnesses are asked to contact police on 101 quoting reference 1323 220319 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."
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