A Blackburn woman bravely fought off two assailants after finding her husband severely injured by a gunshot wound.
Lois Smith, 55, who works as a part-time nurse, was horrified to find her husband, Jonas Smith, 54, bleeding heavily after a gun wound to the chest.
He was shot after going outside to check on the livestock after the couple suspected that a fire had broken out on their farm.
Mrs Smith was alarmed when she heard faint cries from her husband. When she found him she was shocked to discover that he was bleeding heavily from a gunshot wound to the chest.
With no thought for her own safety, Mrs Smith did her best to stabilise her husband’s condition by grabbing some sheets and covering the wound. She then called for an ambulance.
Mrs Smith then ran out to the barn beside the house to free the livestock, where she was attacked by two men.
Because it was dark and the air was smoky, Mrs Smith was unable to identify the two men.
When one man grabbed her, she kicked him, but then the second beat her about the face. Mrs Smith did her best to fight off the two men and bravely resisted their repeated demands for money.
Mrs Smith felt “angry” that they had not only severely injured her husband but that they had also started the fire. She suspected that they had started the fire in an attempt to empty the house, so that they could look for money.
It was at this point that the ambulance was heard and the two assailants fled.
Both men ran up the hill out of the main gate of the farm.
Mr Smith’s heart had stopped and he had to be immediately resuscitated by paramedics. He is currently in a stable condition at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
It is thought that the attempted robbery occurred as a result of Mr Smith’s win of £500,000 on the popular quiz show ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’.
Mrs Smith is very concerned that the two culprits are still at large: “They are very dangerous and will stop at nothing and if anyone can help to catch them they should call the police.”
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