dad was knifed in the stomach in a brutal attack as he protected his French bulldog puppy from thugs trying to steal her.Dad of three Andy Garside, 39, was walking nine-month-old Lilo when he was left needing facial surgery on Tuesday evening.He noticed two young men walking behind him in Hattersley, in Tameside, before spotting them again waiting for him and his dog.Greater Manchester Police are appealing for witnesses after he was left concussed and covered in blood with a broken nose.
Andy's wife Stacey told the Manchester Evening News: "He didn't think anything of it at first - people were out and about."But as he went around he could see they were waiting for him."They came up to him and one of the lads was saying 'that's a sick dog.
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