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A mum has told of her life-and-death struggle with a crossbow maniac who killed her partner and shot her in the head when she was five months pregnant.

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A HEARTBROKEN mum broke down in tears as she admitted wishing she'd killed the neighbour who murdered her partner with a crossbow. Appearing on This Morning today, Laura Sugden - who was five months pregnant at the time - bravely told her story about the horrific attack that cost her unborn child's dad his life.

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxA mum has told how a crossbow maniac killed her boyfriend and shot her in the head when she was five months pregnant.Deranged neighbour Anthony Lawrence broke in through the shared loft of his and Laura Sugden’s semi-detached houses and lay in wait for her and partner Shane Gilmer.He then launched a murderous attack, killing Shane and shooting Laura in the head before leaving them for dead.Amazingly, she and her unborn­ child survived the attack in the village of Southburn, East Riding of Yorkshire.In her first full interview, Laura told how the birth of now two-year-old daughter Ella "healed my heart" after Shane died in front of

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999 after his neighbour fatally attacked him with a crossbow, an inquest has heard. Shane Gilmer's heartbreaking final words were recorded after the attack on January 12, 2018, when he told a call operator he "really, really wanted" his unborn child and asked if officers could find his girlfriend before tending to him.

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