Surgeons rebuilt dad's face after horror attack

Horror attack: Friend bit my nose off 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.

 

Comments(58)

OSPREYSAINT says...
11:03am Sat 23 Mar 13

Blow that! Not to be sneezed at is it?

Linesman says...
11:20am Sat 23 Mar 13

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
Blow that! Not to be sneezed at is it?
I wonder what your reaction to comments like that would be, if it were you that had suffered that damage?

Somehow, I don't think that you would have seen the funny side of it.

business-guru says...
11:50am Sat 23 Mar 13

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.

sotongirlie says...
11:54am Sat 23 Mar 13

Some friend!

ilogik_23 says...
1:28pm Sat 23 Mar 13

business-guru wrote:
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.
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!

SotonLad says...
2:16pm Sat 23 Mar 13

I've seen some horrendous injuries but this is one of the worst. I'd like to know more behind why the attack happened as 27 months (serve half) is unbelievable. Awesome work by the surgeon!

MANOTRUTH says...
3:49pm Sat 23 Mar 13

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!

Sotoncitizen2 says...
4:39pm Sat 23 Mar 13

These comments are slanderous. They will be reported to the police. A court of law has sentenced a man who pleaded guilty to a horrific attack. CCTV shows what happened, which I have seen and so these so called 'several men' must be invisible to the human eye.

Somepeoplepissmeoff says...
4:39pm Sat 23 Mar 13

At the end of the day. He bit someone's nose off. He's an animal that deserves to be behind bars. Regardless of how the fight came about. I know Neil well! He is a very kind hearted man and would never just start a fight. As it happens I know hunter too. And I cannot say the same about him. He is where he should be!

Honestcomment says...
4:52pm Sat 23 Mar 13

It is disgusting that family and friends of a convicted criminal found GUILTY in a court of law and sentenced fail to acknowledge the severity of his crime. Instead they chose to attack the victim and his family, my advice to them is stop attacking innocent people. Lets hope each day spent in prison will be a reminder of this.

batesieboy says...
5:08pm Sat 23 Mar 13

MANOTRUTH wrote:
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!
"everyone nose" ??????

Full Truth says...
5:39pm Sat 23 Mar 13

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!!!!!!!!!
!

kingnotail says...
6:04pm Sat 23 Mar 13

batesieboy wrote:
MANOTRUTH wrote:
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


!!
"everyone nose" ??????
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?

Throughmyeyes says...
6:08pm Sat 23 Mar 13

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'

kingnotail says...
6:25pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Throughmyeyes wrote:
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'
No one cares, one guy is disfigured, one guy is in prison. Enough of the petty small-town 'underworld' bickering.

Somepeoplepissmeoff says...
6:31pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Who in their right mind BITES someone's nose off!!! And wtf did he do with it afterwards?! Cos it looks like he swallowed it!

OSPREYSAINT says...
6:48pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Linesman wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
Blow that! Not to be sneezed at is it?
I wonder what your reaction to comments like that would be, if it were you that had suffered that damage?

Somehow, I don't think that you would have seen the funny side of it.
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?

MANOTRUTH says...
6:50pm Sat 23 Mar 13

kingnotail wrote:
batesieboy wrote:
MANOTRUTH wrote:
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



!!
"everyone nose" ??????
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?
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.

twosides2story says...
6:52pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Full Truth wrote:
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!!!!!!!!!

!
yeh check them show who the liars are

twosides2story says...
6:58pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Full Truth wrote:
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!!!!!!!!!

!
yeh check them show who the liars are

Educateyourselves says...
6:59pm Sat 23 Mar 13

If I were to read this story without the facts then perhaps I would agree with some of the above posts.

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 says...
7:11pm Sat 23 Mar 13

MANOTRUTH wrote:
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!
A HOLE

MANOTRUTH says...
7:12pm Sat 23 Mar 13

likewatchingbrazil wrote:
if it was a dog that did this it would have been put down, shame the same rules don't apply here
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!

Full Truth says...
7:13pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Thumbs up to the police and the surgeon. Also to the facts, which some are trying to twist, and Justice.

IronLady2010 says...
7:22pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Blimey, the initial picture made me squirm, then I moved to the after pictures and what a great job his surgeon has done!

Confused as to why someone would bite someone's nose off though.

MANOTRUTH says...
7:25pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Full Truth wrote:
Thumbs up to the police and the surgeon. Also to the facts, which some are trying to twist, and Justice.
You forget the thumbs down to the doorstaff,come on full truth your not being 100% fully truthful bit conveniant!

Sotoncitizen2 says...
7:37pm Sat 23 Mar 13

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.

Throughmyeyes says...
7:59pm Sat 23 Mar 13

The CCTV showed Geoff and the other gentleman talking and then pushing, and then Geoff being thrown across a table onto the floor!!
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 says...
8:02pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Funny old thing though. Mr hunter had attacked and bitten his step dad just weeks before this incident with mt Dowd occurred. But he's not like that right????

Sotoncitizen2 says...
8:03pm Sat 23 Mar 13

At the end of the day the violent scum is in prison where he belongs. If he is so innocent he wouldn't have pleaded guilty and then been found guilty or given a custodial sentence, says it all really. If his family and friends choose to support him more fool them.

Davidtamar says...
8:16pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Like an above comment I feel I need to add to this thread I also sat in court for this as a member of the service and the facts are clear and admitted by all parties. A scuffle started between to men, this was described as 'handbags' it was then broken up with no punches being thrown by either party one man walked off to diffuse the situation but one man who was restrained got the wrong idea and thought it was an attack which it turned out not to be. After this the bite happened, at no point in court did I hear the word race said all I heard was nasty comments. The plea of guilty shows an glimmer of remorse and wrongdoing so I hope all parties can get on with their lives

Rob444 says...
8:36pm Sat 23 Mar 13

MANOTRUTH wrote:
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!
I think the word you meant to use was manner, not manor!

Throughmyeyes says...
8:36pm Sat 23 Mar 13

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

Somepeoplepissmeoff says...
8:38pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Still seems to like the whole biting thing though eh? Not as though its a one off occurrence?

Sotoncitizen2 says...
8:46pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Throughmyeyes wrote:
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
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.

Throughmyeyes says...
9:14pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Fair enough, when a person is intoxicated and grabbed from behind in a bear hug after being thrown across a table by someone else this could heighten a situation, no one is saying Geoff hasn't done anything wrong however the person who caused this whole situation has been overlooked and should feel a sense of responsibility for the outcome of this also which I don't think he does after seeing him sniggering in court

Linesman says...
10:42pm Sat 23 Mar 13

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
Linesman wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
Blow that! Not to be sneezed at is it?
I wonder what your reaction to comments like that would be, if it were you that had suffered that damage?

Somehow, I don't think that you would have seen the funny side of it.
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?
My sense of humour is not sick.

Liamkellysfc says...
10:46pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Sotoncitizen2 wrote:
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.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!

Liamkellysfc says...
10:48pm Sat 23 Mar 13

Sotoncitizen2 wrote:
Throughmyeyes wrote:
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
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.
No guilty of defending himself that's all!! End of!!!

IronLady2010 says...
10:51pm Sat 23 Mar 13

This isn't facebook!

Actual truth says...
12:15am Sun 24 Mar 13

I've sat here all day watching the lies being written, I'm the victim neil and can honestly say that the echo have seen the CCTV so would not write a story that there not sure on, also the CCTV shows Geoff being pushed and also retaliating, I grabbed the nearest person to me which unfortunately was Geoff without aggression and we fell to the floor, he then punched me 15 times plus in the face to which I didn't retaliate, all I did was hold his hands, he was on top of me and then bit me, the CCTV shows this all, I could have retaliated but didn't!!!! Jim had left Kelly's and I was on my own, Geoff didn't get punched or attacked as his arresting pictures show no bruises or cuts, I didn't want this to go this far but felt I needed to tell the full story , I loved Geoff as a friend and shook his hand only 15 minutes before it happened, if him was closer to me I would have grabbed jim ...

Actual truth says...
12:35am Sun 24 Mar 13

however the person who caused this whole situation has been overlooked and should feel a sense of responsibility for the outcome of this also which I don't think he does after seeing him sniggering in court

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 says...
5:23am Sun 24 Mar 13

Instant ars****es...just add alcohol!

jimmy.j says...
6:20am Sun 24 Mar 13

Throughmyeyes wrote:
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'
This guy is a BULLY full stop And as for revenge attacks it just goes to show how people feel about bullies
(gutless)

jimmy.j says...
6:24am Sun 24 Mar 13

The man is a bully

likewatchingbrazil says...
8:33am Sun 24 Mar 13

MANOTRUTH wrote:
likewatchingbrazil wrote: if it was a dog that did this it would have been put down, shame the same rules don't apply here
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!
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 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!! !!!

OSPREYSAINT says...
9:03am Sun 24 Mar 13

Linesman wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
Linesman wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
Blow that! Not to be sneezed at is it?
I wonder what your reaction to comments like that would be, if it were you that had suffered that damage?

Somehow, I don't think that you would have seen the funny side of it.
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?
My sense of humour is not sick.
It appears to be non existent in this instant.

Throughmyeyes says...
12:35pm Sun 24 Mar 13

jimmy.j wrote:
The man is a bully
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?

jimmy.j says...
12:40pm Sun 24 Mar 13

Tut tut tut

jimmy.j says...
12:51pm Sun 24 Mar 13

Throughmyeyes wrote:
jimmy.j wrote:
The man is a bully
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?
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

Throughmyeyes says...
1:03pm Sun 24 Mar 13

Apologies, I thought that the person who I think it is would be brain dead enough to write his user name as 'jimmy j', as it's so close to his real name so if I'm incorrect then I am sorry!

OSPREYSAINT says...
1:37pm Sun 24 Mar 13

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.

kingnotail says...
2:17pm Sun 24 Mar 13

MANOTRUTH wrote:
kingnotail wrote:
batesieboy wrote:
MANOTRUTH wrote:
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




!!
"everyone nose" ??????
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?
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.
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 says...
2:27pm Sun 24 Mar 13

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
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.
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..

mushtang says...
6:56pm Sun 24 Mar 13

I think the nose looks better than it did before it says fat from belly was also used in the re construction which would have improved Mr dowds appearance. if it was my friend id shake his hand. not **** n snitch

Dogsmeat says...
8:29pm Sun 24 Mar 13

I do hope Mr Hunter has some rope on his soap!

freemantlegirl2 says...
7:46am Sat 30 Mar 13

Whoever, or whatever started this it does not excuse the extreme violence used. all of us have seen drunken fights (pathetic all of them men or women) over the years but biting someone's nose off takes extreme force and violence. He pleaded guilty which is his only mitigating factor. Either way these injuries are life changing and permanent THAT is why he's in jail. All this mud slinging is just distracting from what is and was a violent crime that isn't acceptable, and to a 'friend' as well! Let's hope he learns from it, and also is big enough to offer a sincere apology not excuses!

freemantlegirl2 says...
7:46am Sat 30 Mar 13

Whoever, or whatever started this it does not excuse the extreme violence used. all of us have seen drunken fights (pathetic all of them men or women) over the years but biting someone's nose off takes extreme force and violence. He pleaded guilty which is his only mitigating factor. Either way these injuries are life changing and permanent THAT is why he's in jail. All this mud slinging is just distracting from what is and was a violent crime that isn't acceptable, and to a 'friend' as well! Let's hope he learns from it, and also is big enough to offer a sincere apology not excuses!

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