'She saved my life': Man, 32, brutally bashed by a gang says his attackers only stopped when his female friend, 25, bravely acted as a human shield
- Paul Taufa'ao, 32, was set upon in the early hours of Sunday morning
- Incident happened in Parramatta in Sydney's west at around 3am
- Suffered horrific facial injuries, doctors telling him could have been left blind
- Mr Taufa'ao's friend Emma, 25, bravely intervened and stopped the attack
The victim of a brutal bashing says his female friend saved his life after she acted as a human shield and ended the savage beating.
Paul Taufa'ao is lucky to be alive after he was set upon in the early hours of Sunday morning after a night out with his friend, Emma, in Parramatta in Sydney's west.
The 32-year-old suffered horrific facial injuries and doctors told him he was lucky he wasn't left permanently blind.
'They just kept hitting my face - stomping on my face,' Mr Taufa'ao told Nine News. 'I was crying, I know that much. I was upset, I was scared.'
Paul Taufa'ao is lucky to be alive after he was set upon in the early hours of Sunday morning in Parramatta in Sydney's west
Mr Taufa'a, 32, had been enjoying a night out with his friend, Emma, 25
Mr Taufa'ao's friend Emma, 25, bravely intervened and stopped the attack
He said two men and a woman began screaming at him from a black Chrysler and when he yelled back, he was ambushed.
'All I remember was someone came from the side and hit me and then one from the back,' he said.
Fearing he would be killed, Mr Taufa'ao's friend Emma, 25, bravely intervened and stopped the attack.
'I was lying face up and she used her whole body to cover my face. She saved my life,' he said.
The assailants returned to their vehicle and fled, leaving Mr Taufa'ao with a broken eye socket, while Emma also suffered facial bruising.
She told Daily Mail Australia: 'Unfortunately these things happen. I am just thankful we got out of it still breathing.'
Mr Taufa'a said: 'All I remember was someone came from the side and hit me and then one from the back'
No arrests have been made and police are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
'Officers from Parramatta Local Area Command attended and commenced an investigation,' a police spokesperson said.
'Detectives would like to speak to anyone with information about the vehicle, described only as a sedan, or the occupants.'
He said: 'I was lying face up and she used her whole body to cover my face. She saved my life'
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