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Surgeons rebuilt dad's face after horror attack
2:40pm Saturday 23rd March 2013 in News
Exclusive By Melanie Adams, Health Reporter
Horror attack: Friend bit my nose off
A HAMPSHIRE dad had to have plastic surgery to rebuild his nose after it was bitten off by his best friend.
Doctors used skin from Neil Dowd’s forehead, fat from his stomach and cartilage from his ear in three operations to repair the damage to his face.
The incredible story can be revealed today after Neil’s former pal Geoffrey Hunter, 29, was jailed for 27 months having pleaded guilty to wounding.
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Linesman
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11:20am Sat 23 Mar 13
OSPREYSAINT wrote:I wonder what your reaction to comments like that would be, if it were you that had suffered that damage?
Blow that! Not to be sneezed at is it?
Somehow, I don't think that you would have seen the funny side of it.
business-guru
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11:50am Sat 23 Mar 13
sotongirlie
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11:54am Sat 23 Mar 13
ilogik_23
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1:28pm Sat 23 Mar 13
business-guru wrote:Yeah I kind of agree with you here on that one business-guru, trying to make a joke out of something quite horrific but ending up making himself look like a terd!
the incredible story is the fact the madman only got 27 months , which is basically a free holiday as opposed to life in a secure mental hospital.Oh and Osprey, you are an insensitive p***k. No offence.
SotonLad
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2:16pm Sat 23 Mar 13
MANOTRUTH
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3:49pm Sat 23 Mar 13
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Sotoncitizen2
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4:39pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Somepeoplepissmeoff
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4:39pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Honestcomment
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4:52pm Sat 23 Mar 13
batesieboy
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5:08pm Sat 23 Mar 13
MANOTRUTH wrote:"everyone nose" ??????
why the F**K has this been reported in the manor it has? what a disgrace! could this be more one sided? I seriously doubt it,yes it is a bad injury but i think everyone nose it takes more than one to tango!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Full Truth
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5:39pm Sat 23 Mar 13
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kingnotail
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6:04pm Sat 23 Mar 13
batesieboy wrote:Which manor was it reported in? Is that where news is reported these days, in old manor houses? And who might be lord of the manor?
MANOTRUTH wrote:"everyone nose" ??????
why the F**K has this been reported in the manor it has? what a disgrace! could this be more one sided? I seriously doubt it,yes it is a bad injury but i think everyone nose it takes more than one to tango!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Throughmyeyes
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6:08pm Sat 23 Mar 13
kingnotail
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6:25pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Throughmyeyes wrote:No one cares, one guy is disfigured, one guy is in prison. Enough of the petty small-town 'underworld' bickering.
of course lets play the 'race' card, for someone who is the least racist person I have ever met I find it very hard to believe that Geoff would say something racist. I too have seen the CCTV footage which clearly shows Geoff being attacked and thrown across a table onto the floor, and him them being set upon by Neil, yes the outcome of this 'fight' and not 'attack' is awful and im sure Geoff wishes it never happened, however, the lies that have been told about what happened on that night, ie, the fact that Geoffs 'friends' were egging him on..he was out with one other person who had fled at the time of this happening, what people are forgetting to state is that he was assaulted by two individuals first. Lets also not forget any 'revenge' attacks also by people who have attacked Geoff in the street whilst he has been walking his dogs. It has ruined two lives which by any standard shows what the effects of alchohol can do to people. Geoff has been portrayed to be an animal, yes the injuries to Neil were awful, but two people in a drunken fight were involved in this, not just a random attack by someone who is 'unhinged' or 'mental'
Somepeoplepissmeoff
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6:31pm Sat 23 Mar 13
OSPREYSAINT
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6:48pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Linesman wrote:If it had happened to me I would smell worse than I already do now, what ever happened to your sense of humour? After a bad incident a good news story has emerged, what is the problem?
OSPREYSAINT wrote:I wonder what your reaction to comments like that would be, if it were you that had suffered that damage?
Blow that! Not to be sneezed at is it?
Somehow, I don't think that you would have seen the funny side of it.
MANOTRUTH
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6:50pm Sat 23 Mar 13
kingnotail wrote:The manor it was reported seems to be difficult for you to understand? ITS A ONE-SIDED STORY!!!!!!!!!!!! If you could try not to be so single minded you might find your IQ rises from 3 into double figures! manor houses & lords makes no sense to me whatsoever.
batesieboy wrote:Which manor was it reported in? Is that where news is reported these days, in old manor houses? And who might be lord of the manor?
MANOTRUTH wrote:"everyone nose" ??????
why the F**K has this been reported in the manor it has? what a disgrace! could this be more one sided? I seriously doubt it,yes it is a bad injury but i think everyone nose it takes more than one to tango!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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twosides2story
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6:52pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Full Truth wrote:yeh check them show who the liars are
The other side is that the A....l admitted guilt, because he initiated the incident with a racist comment. Mr Dowd tried to stop the altercation between 2 friends and became the victim. Check security footage,police evidence and the photographs!!!!!!!!!
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twosides2story
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6:58pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Full Truth wrote:yeh check them show who the liars are
The other side is that the A....l admitted guilt, because he initiated the incident with a racist comment. Mr Dowd tried to stop the altercation between 2 friends and became the victim. Check security footage,police evidence and the photographs!!!!!!!!!
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Educateyourselves
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6:59pm Sat 23 Mar 13
The fact is I sat in court, listened to both the prosecution and defence argument and am outraged at the writing of this report.
On the CCTV of the incident I watched a former Navy serviceman to this country attack Geoffery Hunter from behind, sending him flying across the club, I saw others join in on the attack including the injured sending Geoff to the ground. As the injured was on top of him the attack continued. Geoff was unable to move his arms or legs, and in no way do I condone this but the only form of self defence he could use to stop further blows was his face.
He admitted to biting down on the nose. What was also revealed in court was that if the two were not separated by security at that point, causing the ripping you can see on the images then this level of injury would not have occurred.
This man is not an animal, he did not look for a fight nor set out to hurt anyone that night. The circumstances outside of his control he found himself in caused him to react in this way which unfortunately caused such a horrific injury.
I felt compelled to write this as I hope there are some people that would appreciate the facts of this case. I wish that I could share the CCTV footage.
I would also like to add I am happy to see the fantastic results of the surgery and the casts improvements to this mans nose.
andysaints007
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7:11pm Sat 23 Mar 13
MANOTRUTH wrote:A HOLE
why the F**K has this been reported in the manor it has? what a disgrace! could this be more one sided? I seriously doubt it,yes it is a bad injury but i think everyone nose it takes more than one to tango!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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MANOTRUTH
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7:12pm Sat 23 Mar 13
likewatchingbrazil wrote:You need to think before you type! that is not the words of a sane person,ok you obviously know neil well and i understand the loyalty but if you truly think that mr hunter should be put down like a savage dog? you need profesional help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
if it was a dog that did this it would have been put down, shame the same rules don't apply here
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Full Truth
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7:13pm Sat 23 Mar 13
IronLady2010
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7:22pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Confused as to why someone would bite someone's nose off though.
MANOTRUTH
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7:25pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Full Truth wrote:You forget the thumbs down to the doorstaff,come on full truth your not being 100% fully truthful bit conveniant!
Thumbs up to the police and the surgeon. Also to the facts, which some are trying to twist, and Justice.
Sotoncitizen2
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7:37pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Throughmyeyes
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7:59pm Sat 23 Mar 13
The gentleman who said it had started with a racist comment then went on to tell further untruths regarding Mr Hunters personal life and the state in which his relationship was in which was complete fabrication, so whose to say the 'racist comment' card was not in fact a lie also on his part to justify why he had assaulted mr hunter
Somepeoplepissmeoff
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8:02pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Sotoncitizen2
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8:03pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Davidtamar
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8:16pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Rob444
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8:36pm Sat 23 Mar 13
MANOTRUTH wrote:I think the word you meant to use was manner, not manor!
why the F**K has this been reported in the manor it has? what a disgrace! could this be more one sided? I seriously doubt it,yes it is a bad injury but i think everyone nose it takes more than one to tango!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Throughmyeyes
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8:36pm Sat 23 Mar 13
No ones saying he's innocent of biting the victim however this story does not say in any area that he was assaulted by two individuals and leads to believe that it was a random attack
Somepeoplepissmeoff
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8:38pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Sotoncitizen2
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8:46pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Throughmyeyes wrote:Pushed by one individual and restrained by another which he obviously thought was an assault, they then Fell to the floor where Hunter punched and then bit. once again where were his injuries? Face facts that he is guilty end of.
if my stepdad put his whole fist in my mouth in order to hurt me then I would probably bite in order to get it out
No ones saying he's innocent of biting the victim however this story does not say in any area that he was assaulted by two individuals and leads to believe that it was a random attack
Throughmyeyes
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9:14pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Linesman
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10:42pm Sat 23 Mar 13
OSPREYSAINT wrote:My sense of humour is not sick.
Linesman wrote:If it had happened to me I would smell worse than I already do now, what ever happened to your sense of humour? After a bad incident a good news story has emerged, what is the problem?
OSPREYSAINT wrote:I wonder what your reaction to comments like that would be, if it were you that had suffered that damage?
Blow that! Not to be sneezed at is it?
Somehow, I don't think that you would have seen the funny side of it.
Liamkellysfc
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10:46pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Sotoncitizen2 wrote:Why don't you mind your own, sticking your nose into other people business without knowing the facts!!!! You know the truth do you, clearly not! Mr dowd tried to break up the fight did he?? Really!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The CCTV showed said navy man pushing Geoff as he apparently made a racist comment to which Mr Hunter retaliated. No one has denied thats what started this. Mr Dowd then tried to break the scrap up. If Mr Hunter was set on where were his injuries?? He had none because the TRUTH is There was no one else involved Also agreed if their was the correct staff this could have ended sooner. Regardless of this a man has serious facial scarring for the rest of his life, biting is NOT self defence it is animalistic. Clearly Mr Hunter was not able to share the truth with his friends and family or he would have no support system as I would be disgusted if my loved one committed such a dispicible act.
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Liamkellysfc
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10:48pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Sotoncitizen2 wrote:No guilty of defending himself that's all!! End of!!!
Throughmyeyes wrote:Pushed by one individual and restrained by another which he obviously thought was an assault, they then Fell to the floor where Hunter punched and then bit. once again where were his injuries? Face facts that he is guilty end of.
if my stepdad put his whole fist in my mouth in order to hurt me then I would probably bite in order to get it out
No ones saying he's innocent of biting the victim however this story does not say in any area that he was assaulted by two individuals and leads to believe that it was a random attack
IronLady2010
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10:51pm Sat 23 Mar 13
Actual truth
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12:15am Sun 24 Mar 13
Actual truth
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12:35am Sun 24 Mar 13
The person your talking about wasn't even in the courtroom so please don't tell lies, there's a lot of people on here that think they know about this case but really don't!! Like I've said before the crown prosecution service and the judge saw the truth and dealt with it and the daily echo have seen the CCTV and the evidence and wrote a story as it happened, I understand geoffs friends and family trying to stick up got him but your all very wrong in doing so.
batesieboy
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5:23am Sun 24 Mar 13
jimmy.j
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6:20am Sun 24 Mar 13
Throughmyeyes wrote:This guy is a BULLY full stop And as for revenge attacks it just goes to show how people feel about bullies
of course lets play the 'race' card, for someone who is the least racist person I have ever met I find it very hard to believe that Geoff would say something racist. I too have seen the CCTV footage which clearly shows Geoff being attacked and thrown across a table onto the floor, and him them being set upon by Neil, yes the outcome of this 'fight' and not 'attack' is awful and im sure Geoff wishes it never happened, however, the lies that have been told about what happened on that night, ie, the fact that Geoffs 'friends' were egging him on..he was out with one other person who had fled at the time of this happening, what people are forgetting to state is that he was assaulted by two individuals first. Lets also not forget any 'revenge' attacks also by people who have attacked Geoff in the street whilst he has been walking his dogs. It has ruined two lives which by any standard shows what the effects of alchohol can do to people. Geoff has been portrayed to be an animal, yes the injuries to Neil were awful, but two people in a drunken fight were involved in this, not just a random attack by someone who is 'unhinged' or 'mental'
(gutless)
jimmy.j
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6:24am Sun 24 Mar 13
likewatchingbrazil
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8:33am Sun 24 Mar 13
MANOTRUTH wrote:i don't know him at all, i just know that if your losing then your losing, if you bite someones nose off then you are the one who needs proffessional help as you have become a savage dog have you not !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
likewatchingbrazil wrote: if it was a dog that did this it would have been put down, shame the same rules don't apply hereYou need to think before you type! that is not the words of a sane person,ok you obviously know neil well and i understand the loyalty but if you truly think that mr hunter should be put down like a savage dog? you need profesional help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!
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OSPREYSAINT
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9:03am Sun 24 Mar 13
Linesman wrote:It appears to be non existent in this instant.
OSPREYSAINT wrote:My sense of humour is not sick.
Linesman wrote:If it had happened to me I would smell worse than I already do now, what ever happened to your sense of humour? After a bad incident a good news story has emerged, what is the problem?
OSPREYSAINT wrote:I wonder what your reaction to comments like that would be, if it were you that had suffered that damage?
Blow that! Not to be sneezed at is it?
Somehow, I don't think that you would have seen the funny side of it.
Throughmyeyes
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12:35pm Sun 24 Mar 13
jimmy.j wrote:Ah jimmy j the man of the hour! Been waiting for you to pop up! Bully huh? So jumping out of a car and attacking someone as they walk down the street with their dogs isn't bullying in your eyes??? Probably not as it was you that did it! I've never seen geoff 'bully' anyone, Oh and how's your daughter you disowned? Haven't you 'bullied' her mother in the past?
The man is a bully
jimmy.j
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12:40pm Sun 24 Mar 13
jimmy.j
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12:51pm Sun 24 Mar 13
Throughmyeyes wrote:I think you must have the wrong person I understand that you must feel really let down with Geoffs actions but you should not really assume things about people tut tut tut
jimmy.j wrote:Ah jimmy j the man of the hour! Been waiting for you to pop up! Bully huh? So jumping out of a car and attacking someone as they walk down the street with their dogs isn't bullying in your eyes??? Probably not as it was you that did it! I've never seen geoff 'bully' anyone, Oh and how's your daughter you disowned? Haven't you 'bullied' her mother in the past?
The man is a bully
Throughmyeyes
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1:03pm Sun 24 Mar 13
OSPREYSAINT
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1:37pm Sun 24 Mar 13
kingnotail
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2:17pm Sun 24 Mar 13
MANOTRUTH wrote:No sh1t sherlock! It seems you are not able to grasp the difference between the words 'manner' and 'manor', despite the hint. Who's the one with the low IQ?
kingnotail wrote:The manor it was reported seems to be difficult for you to understand? ITS A ONE-SIDED STORY!!!!!!!!!!!! If you could try not to be so single minded you might find your IQ rises from 3 into double figures! manor houses & lords makes no sense to me whatsoever.
batesieboy wrote:Which manor was it reported in? Is that where news is reported these days, in old manor houses? And who might be lord of the manor?
MANOTRUTH wrote:"everyone nose" ??????
why the F**K has this been reported in the manor it has? what a disgrace! could this be more one sided? I seriously doubt it,yes it is a bad injury but i think everyone nose it takes more than one to tango!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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kingnotail
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2:27pm Sun 24 Mar 13
OSPREYSAINT wrote:It just furthers the image of Southampton being a place permeated by a violent, small-town mentality, where everybody apparently knows everybody and people are expected to actually care about pathetic quibbles of inbred troglodytes..
If you guys would abide by the rules of this site, i.e. "Do not post anything that is false, abusive or malicious". You wouldn't be getting to these personal situations.
mushtang
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6:56pm Sun 24 Mar 13
Dogsmeat
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8:29pm Sun 24 Mar 13
freemantlegirl2
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7:46am Sat 30 Mar 13
freemantlegirl2
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7:46am Sat 30 Mar 13
OSPREYSAINT says...
11:03am Sat 23 Mar 13