Mo Lea, now 66, was an art student in Leeds in 1980 when she narrowly avoided one of the UK's most infamous serial killers's clutches - but the attack still left her with devastating injuries

A woman was chased down a dark alley and struck with a hammer but managed to survive – then realised to her horror who he was. Mo Lea, now 66, was an art student in Leeds in 1980 when the chilling attack unfolded. She’d travelled to the city’s student quarter by herself, ignoring warnings for women leaving the house alone after dark.

After leaving the pub with her mates, Mo had to walk across the campus and through town to get her bus. She noticed the campus was “really quiet” and later decided to take a shortcut through a narrow road. One of the lights was out and it was shrouded in darkness, but

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