Viking re-enactor nearly kills partner when he stabs her with sword while practising his moves outside their caravan
- A Viking re-enactor nearly killed a woman when he stabbed her with a sword
- The part-time Viking was practising his moves in Benover, near Maidstone, Kent
- The unnamed woman had a life-threatening injury and needed emergency care
- She was rushed to Kings College Hospital in London by air ambulance on Sunday
A woman was nearly killed by an apparent Viking re-enactor after he stabbed her with a sword while practising his moves outside a caravan.
An unnamed woman sustained a life-threatening injury after a Viking re-enactor sliced her with a sword ‘on her neck’.
The part-time Viking is thought to have been practising his moves outside his caravan when he stabbed her at the grounds of the Woolpack Inn in Benover, near Maidstone, Kent.
She was rushed to Kings College Hospital in London after an air ambulance arrived at the scene on Sunday.
A Viking re-enactor nearly killed an unnamed woman when he stabbed her with a sword while practising his moves outside his caravan on the grounds of the Woolpack Inn (above) in Benover, near Maidstone, Kent
A spokesperson from South East Coast Ambulance Service said: ‘I can confirm that we were called to reports of a woman with serious injuries in a field near Benover Road, Yalding.
‘Ambulance crews including critical care paramedics attended the scene and were joined at the scene by the air ambulance service.
‘The medical team worked together to provide emergency treatment at the scene before the patient was taken to Kings College Hospital by road in a life-threatening condition.
‘The air ambulance team joined our crews to help treat the patient en route to hospital.’
A woman, who lives nearby, said that neighbours believed the incident occurred when a couple were dressed as Vikings.
She added: ‘The couple live in a caravan near the pub. The guy is a part time Viking and was practising his moves.
‘She was caught with a sword on her neck. She had a blood transfusion on the spot and was then taken to London.
‘We wondered why a helicopter had landed. Police and ambulances also arrived.
A spokesperson for the Woolpack said that the incident was an accident and that it was a ‘private matter’ they did not wish to discuss.