Gwynneville bottle attack: wound came within centimetre of carotid artery, court told

Angela Thompson
Updated March 11 2017 - 12:31pm, first published March 10 2017 - 2:57pm
Victim: David Merxhushi outside Wollongong Dictrict Court.
Victim: David Merxhushi outside Wollongong Dictrict Court.

Trial day 1: 'Shit dude, we've got to go, you just stabbed him' 

A man who was stabbed with a glass bottle only realised the extent of his wound when he sat down afterwards and picked pieces of broken glass out of his neck, a court has heard. 

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Angela Thompson

Angela Thompson

Journalist

Proudly Illawarra Mercury since 2008; these days covering crime and justice issues. UOW alum. Thrilled by the chase and sobered by some of the things I see and hear when I stand still - sometimes in the same day. ang.thompson@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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