Woman had both hands severed in machete attack by ex-boyfriend who also stabbed her in the head with 18-inch blade

A woman was savagely knifed in a machete attack which left both her hands severed before he stabbed her in the head with the 18-inch blade. Battling Maria Del Carmen Gomez was attacked by an ex-boyfriend who slashed both her hands almost clean off before stabbing her in the head with an 18-inch blade. The 53-year-old, who underwent life-saving surgery as medics frantically rushed to reattach her hands, made a remarkable recovery from the brutal attack. But now she has been given the crushing news that she also has cancer.

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