Attacker Hasan Arif was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia after the attack in August 2020.
A mum who was stabbed multiple times by a stranger has described the "devastating" effect it has had on her, knowing her young son witnessed the horrific attack.
The woman told Manchester Evening News she felt guilt over what happened. The victim, who has not been identified, said: “Since the incident I have felt so much guilt in relation to my son. My son was with me at the time. “I have felt shame and blame myself and wonder whether I caused something. I regret going out. Why me? Why attack me? What have I done? At the time I really thought he was going to kill me, and I thought my son was going to witness my murder.
On August 29 2020, at around 8.45am he left the house wearing dark trousers, a red coat and white t-shirt, carrying a rucksack that he was ‘obsessed’ with. It usually only contained some cash and his bus pass but on this day, it held something far more sinister. During the attack, a passerby was walking down the road when he heard the woman screaming. Following the sound, he saw a little boy, then saw the woman on the ground with a male punching her.
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