Sugababe Attack ‘A Family Feud’

DECTECTIVES investigating a machete attack on Sugababe Amelle Berrabah's boyfriend today arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder.

THE horror attack in which Freddie Fuller was nearly hacked to death followed a long-running family feud, The Sun can reveal. Hardman Fuller was left lying in a pool of blood after being slashed and stabbed with a machete on Christmas Eve. A source close to Amelle said: "She has a very good idea who's done this. The name has been mentioned to cops who are trying to find him but he's disappeared. People close to Freddie believe the attack is the result of a family feud. Amelle and Freddie's close family are convinced they know who's done this. They've given the name to police."

Tearful Amelle, 23, yesterday visited Freddie in hospital as he recovered from the street assault, in which his left arm was almost sliced off. The sexy singer spent most of the day at his bedside - but was boosted when doctors said a six-hour op to repair the limb was a success. Medics had earlier warned Freddie's devastated friends and family that they may have to amputate.

Witnesses told how the arm was left "hanging by a thread" after tendons were badly damaged during Monday's vicious assault in Aldershot, Hants. But a family pal said yesterday: "The good news is doctors reckon the surgery has been a success. Everyone, including Amelle, was afraid Freddie would end up losing his arm. He's a young man in the prime of life, so it would have been a cruel blow. But, touch wood, it looks like he's now on the mend." Amelle was joined by Freddie's mum at Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey.

Detectives believe the former tree surgeon knew his attacker, who fled the scene on foot. A source said: "There is believed to be some history between them."

Source: The Sun

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