james ward -lrb- pictured -rrb- was left with a severed finger and wounds all over of his body after being attacked at his home by axe-wielding intruders . a father-of-six who was attacked with an axe lost a finger in the incident which left him needing 38 staples to seal wounds all over his body . james ward , 31 , of burnley , lancashire , also had several other fingers partially severed and surgeons were forced to use staples to seal wounds to his head , legs , and back . they managed to reattach his left index finger . mr ward is now in hiding and is too afraid to return to his home and see his children because he fears his attackers will kill him if he does . he said : ` i 'm too scared to go back . i think they thought the job was done . i have done things in the past but nothing to warrant this attack . ' he was painting his kitchen just after midnight when he heard a noise at the front of the house . ' i ran towards the front door and turned to talk to my four friends who were there when the door went through , ' he said . ' i was hit in the back with an axe . ` all the others ran upstairs . after they cut my finger off there was a lot of blood so i think panic set in . ' as mr ward put his hands up to protect himself , his left index finger was chopped off , while several others were also partially severed . the pair then struck him repeatedly on his arms , head , legs , and back . mr ward said : ` i 'm only a few stone wet through and they could have beaten me up with just their hands . i was on the floor when they hit me in the head with the axe . ` and if the axe had been sharp instead of blunt , they would have chopped my arm off . ' ' i do n't know why they stopped . they said if i went to the police they would kill me . ' i have done things in the past but nothing to warrant this attack . ' mr ward is pictured shortly after the attack - he needed 38 staples to seal the wounds all over his body . the frenzy was finally over when mr ward dragged himself to safety under a kitchen counter . he stumbled outside and was spotted by a neighbour , who called the emergency services . mr ward said : ' i was woozy because i had lost a lot of blood . my neighbour asked if i was all right and i was saying , ' i ca n't find my finger . ' he was taken to royal blackburn hospital before being transferred to preston , where he was kept for treatment and his own safety until his family could fetch him and take him to his hometown of manchester , where he is now recovering from the ordeal . he said : ` i 'm having to get my mum to help me wash . i feel like a child again . ' i feel like crying all the time and i ca n't go out on my own . i 'm too scared to go and see my own children . ' i ca n't get it out my head . i ca n't sleep at night and i do n't know what to do . ' detectives investigating the attack on saturday , april 4 , are urging anybody with information to come forward as the search for the bloodied weapons continues . mr ward is now in hiding and is too afraid to return home because he fears his attackers will kill him . mr ward said : ` near to my house is spare ground , a lot of woodland and the canal so they might have thrown them in there . ' det sgt alisa wilson said : ` this was a horrific attack on a young man in his own home . ' i am appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the offence , the aftermath or has any information in connection with it to make contact . ` despite charges being brought against one man , the investigation is continuing and i am appealing for witnesses to come forward . ' a 23-year-old man appeared before magistrates in burnley yesterday charged with aggravated burglary and grievous bodily harm . he was remanded in custody and will make his next appearance at burnley crown court at 9.30 am on thursday , may 7 . a 22-year-old man was also arrested and was released on bail pending further enquiries . sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
james ward , 31 , attacked at his home by two intruders wielding an axe . horrific attack severed one finger and left him needing 38 staples . mr ward says he is now too scared to return home and is in hiding . man , 23 , charged with aggravated burglary and grievous bodily harm . warning : graphic content .
james ward -lrb- pictured -rrb- was left with a severed finger and wounds all over of his body after being attacked at his home by axe-wielding intruders . a father-of-six who was attacked with an axe lost a finger in the incident which left him needing 38 staples to seal wounds all over his body . james ward , 31 , of burnley , lancashire , also had several other fingers partially severed and surgeons were forced to use staples to seal wounds to his head , legs , and back . they managed to reattach his left index finger . mr ward is now in hiding and is too afraid to return to his home and see his children because he fears his attackers will kill him if he does . he said : ` i 'm too scared to go back . i think they thought the job was done . i have done things in the past but nothing to warrant this attack . ' he was painting his kitchen just after midnight when he heard a noise at the front of the house . ' i ran towards the front door and turned to talk to my four friends who were there when the door went through , ' he said . ' i was hit in the back with an axe . ` all the others ran upstairs . after they cut my finger off there was a lot of blood so i think panic set in . ' as mr ward put his hands up to protect himself , his left index finger was chopped off , while several others were also partially severed . the pair then struck him repeatedly on his arms , head , legs , and back . mr ward said : ` i 'm only a few stone wet through and they could have beaten me up with just their hands . i was on the floor when they hit me in the head with the axe . ` and if the axe had been sharp instead of blunt , they would have chopped my arm off . ' ' i do n't know why they stopped . they said if i went to the police they would kill me . ' i have done things in the past but nothing to warrant this attack . ' mr ward is pictured shortly after the attack - he needed 38 staples to seal the wounds all over his body . the frenzy was finally over when mr ward dragged himself to safety under a kitchen counter . he stumbled outside and was spotted by a neighbour , who called the emergency services . mr ward said : ' i was woozy because i had lost a lot of blood . my neighbour asked if i was all right and i was saying , ' i ca n't find my finger . ' he was taken to royal blackburn hospital before being transferred to preston , where he was kept for treatment and his own safety until his family could fetch him and take him to his hometown of manchester , where he is now recovering from the ordeal . he said : ` i 'm having to get my mum to help me wash . i feel like a child again . ' i feel like crying all the time and i ca n't go out on my own . i 'm too scared to go and see my own children . ' i ca n't get it out my head . i ca n't sleep at night and i do n't know what to do . ' detectives investigating the attack on saturday , april 4 , are urging anybody with information to come forward as the search for the bloodied weapons continues . mr ward is now in hiding and is too afraid to return home because he fears his attackers will kill him . mr ward said : ` near to my house is spare ground , a lot of woodland and the canal so they might have thrown them in there . ' det sgt alisa wilson said : ` this was a horrific attack on a young man in his own home . ' i am appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the offence , the aftermath or has any information in connection with it to make contact . ` despite charges being brought against one man , the investigation is continuing and i am appealing for witnesses to come forward . ' a 23-year-old man appeared before magistrates in burnley yesterday charged with aggravated burglary and grievous bodily harm . he was remanded in custody and will make his next appearance at burnley crown court at 9.30 am on thursday , may 7 . a 22-year-old man was also arrested and was released on bail pending further enquiries . sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
james ward -lrb- pictured -rrb- was left with a severed finger and wounds all over of his body after being attacked at his home by axe-wielding intruders . a father-of-six who was attacked with an axe lost a finger in the incident which left him needing 38 staples to seal wounds all over his body . james ward , 31 , of burnley , lancashire , also had several other fingers partially severed and surgeons were forced to use staples to seal wounds to his head , legs , and back . they managed to reattach his left index finger . mr ward is now in hiding and is too afraid to return to his home and see his children because he fears his attackers will kill him if he does . he said : ` i 'm too scared to go back . i think they thought the job was done . i have done things in the past but nothing to warrant this attack . ' he was painting his kitchen just after midnight when he heard a noise at the front of the house . ' i ran towards the front door and turned to talk to my four friends who were there when the door went through , ' he said . ' i was hit in the back with an axe . ` all the others ran upstairs . after they cut my finger off there was a lot of blood so i think panic set in . ' as mr ward put his hands up to protect himself , his left index finger was chopped off , while several others were also partially severed . the pair then struck him repeatedly on his arms , head , legs , and back . mr ward said : ` i 'm only a few stone wet through and they could have beaten me up with just their hands . i was on the floor when they hit me in the head with the axe . ` and if the axe had been sharp instead of blunt , they would have chopped my arm off . ' ' i do n't know why they stopped . they said if i went to the police they would kill me . ' i have done things in the past but nothing to warrant this attack . ' mr ward is pictured shortly after the attack - he needed 38 staples to seal the wounds all over his body . the frenzy was finally over when mr ward dragged himself to safety under a kitchen counter . he stumbled outside and was spotted by a neighbour , who called the emergency services . mr ward said : ' i was woozy because i had lost a lot of blood . my neighbour asked if i was all right and i was saying , ' i ca n't find my finger . ' he was taken to royal blackburn hospital before being transferred to preston , where he was kept for treatment and his own safety until his family could fetch him and take him to his hometown of manchester , where he is now recovering from the ordeal . he said : ` i 'm having to get my mum to help me wash . i feel like a child again . ' i feel like crying all the time and i ca n't go out on my own . i 'm too scared to go and see my own children . ' i ca n't get it out my head . i ca n't sleep at night and i do n't know what to do . ' detectives investigating the attack on saturday , april 4 , are urging anybody with information to come forward as the search for the bloodied weapons continues . mr ward is now in hiding and is too afraid to return home because he fears his attackers will kill him . mr ward said : ` near to my house is spare ground , a lot of woodland and the canal so they might have thrown them in there . ' det sgt alisa wilson said : ` this was a horrific attack on a young man in his own home . ' i am appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the offence , the aftermath or has any information in connection with it to make contact . ` despite charges being brought against one man , the investigation is continuing and i am appealing for witnesses to come forward . ' a 23-year-old man appeared before magistrates in burnley yesterday charged with aggravated burglary and grievous bodily harm . he was remanded in custody and will make his next appearance at burnley crown court at 9.30 am on thursday , may 7 . a 22-year-old man was also arrested and was released on bail pending further enquiries . sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
james ward -lrb- pictured -rrb- was left a severed finger wounds all of at. a father-six attacked with lost a finger the incident which needing 38 staples seal wounds all. james ward, 31 of burnley lancashire also had several other fingers partially surgeons were forced use staples seal wounds to his head legs they managed reattach his left index finger. mr ward is now in hiding too return and see because fears his attackers if. he said : ` i 'm too scared. i think they thought the job. i have done things in but nothing to warrant this attack. ' he painting his kitchen just after at. ' i ran towards turned talk my four friends there when went through, he ' i was hit in. ` all the others ran upstairs. after they cut my finger there blood so think panic set. ' as mr ward put his hands protect, his left index finger chopped while several others also partially the pair then struck him repeatedly his arms, head mr ward said : ` i 'm only a few stone wet through they could beaten up with just their hands. i was on the floor when they hit in the axe. ` and if the axe had sharp instead blunt, they chopped my arm. ' ' i do n't why they stopped. they said if i went the police. ' i have done things in but nothing to warrant this attack. ' mr ward is pictured shortly - he needed 38 staples seal all. the frenzy was finally mr ward dragged himself safety under a kitchen counter. he stumbled outside was spotted a neighbour, called. mr ward said : ' i was woozy because lost blood. my neighbour asked all saying, ' i ca n't find my finger. ' he taken royal blackburn hospital before preston, kept treatment his own safety until fetch and take his hometown manchester recovering the ordeal. he said : ` i 'm having to get my mum help wash. i feel a child again. ' i feel crying and ca n't go out on. i ' too scared and see my own children. ' i ca n't get out my head. i ca n't sleep at and do know. ' detectives investigating the attack saturday, april 4, are urging anybody come as the search the bloodied weapons. mr ward is now in hiding too return because fears his attackers. mr ward said : ` near to is spare ground, a lot woodland the canal so they might thrown them. ' det sgt alisa wilson said ` this a horrific attack in his own home. ' i am appealing anyone may witnessed the offence, the aftermath or has in connection make contact. ` despite charges being one man, the investigation i appealing. ' a 23-year-old man appeared burnley charged aggravated burglary. he was remanded make burnley crown court at am thursday, may 7. also was released pending. sorry we currently comments on.
james ward -lrb- pictured -rrb- was left with a severed finger and wounds all over of his body after being attacked at his home by axe-wielding intruders . a father-of-six who was attacked with an axe lost a finger in the incident which left him needing 38 staples to seal wounds all over his body . james ward , 31 , of burnley , lancashire , also had several other fingers partially severed and surgeons were forced to use staples to seal wounds to his head , legs , and back . they managed to reattach his left index finger . mr ward is now in hiding and is too afraid to return to his home and see his children because he fears his attackers will kill him if he does . he said : ` i 'm too scared to go back . i think they thought the job was done . i have done things in the past but nothing to warrant this attack . ' he was painting his kitchen just after midnight when he heard a noise at the front of the house . ' i ran towards the front door and turned to talk to my four friends who were there when the door went through , ' he said . ' i was hit in the back with an axe . ` all the others ran upstairs . after they cut my finger off there was a lot of blood so i think panic set in . ' as mr his own safety until his family could fetch him and take him to his hometown of manchester , where he is now recovering from the ordeal . he said : ` i 'm having to get my mum to help me wash . i feel like a child again . ' i feel like crying all the time and i ca n't go out on my own . i 'm too scared to go and see my own children . ' i ca n't get it out my head . i ca n't sleep at night and i do n't know what to do . ' detectives investigating the attack on saturday , april 4 , are urging anybody with information to come forward as the search for the bloodied weapons continues . mr ward is now in hiding and is too afraid to return home because he fears his attackers will kill him . mr ward said : ` near to my house is spare ground , a lot of woodland and the canal so they might have thrown them in there . ' det sgt alisa wilson said : ` this was a horrific attack on a young man in his own home . ' i am appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the offence , the aftermath or has any information in connection with it to make contact . ` despite charges being brought against one man , the investigation is continuing and i am appealing for witnesses to come forward . ' a 23-year-old man appeared before magistrates in burnley yesterday charged with aggravated burglary and grievous bodily harm . he was remanded in custody and will make his next appearance at burnley crown court at 9.30 am on thursday , may 7 . a 22-year-old man was also arrested and was released on bail pending further enquiries . sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
 James Ward, 31, from Burnley, Lancashire, was attacked at his home by axe-wielding intruders. He suffered severe wounds and required 38 staples to seal his injuries. The attackers also injured several of Ward's fingers, partially severing one. Surgeons were forced to use staples to reattach his left index finger. Ward is now in hiding, fearing for his life after the brutal attack. He believes the attackers intended to kill him.