Student 20 Stabbed 8 Times After Shielding Friend During Knife Attack

A university student in south has been hailed a hero after she jumped in front of her classmate to protect her when a knife-yielding man attacked them.
Cui Yiwen, 20, and her friend, Liang Yuying, 19, were returning to their college dormitory after class at Guilin University of Electronic Technology in Guangxi on March 10 when a man suddenly lunged at them and slashed Liang with a knife. 
Realising her friend was the intended target, Cui immediately stepped in and used her body to shield her from the blows, resulting in her being stabbed eight times.
20-year-old Cui Yiwen, a university student in south China, has been hailed a hero after she jumped in front of her classmate to protect her when a knife-yielding man attacked them
Cui Yiwen, 20, and her friend, Liang Yuying, 19, were returning to their college dormitory after class at Guilin University of Electronic Technology in Guangxi on March 10 when a man suddenly lunged at them and slashed Liang with a knife.

Above, Tour Quế Lâm the scene of the attack
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The brave student was slashed in the chest, waist, abdomen and arm, according to Ningbo Daily in a report yesterday, and needed emergency operation on her gallbladder and liver.
The friend that she was protecting was stabbed 15 times, the report added.

Both survived the horrifying ordeal after weeks of treatment in hospital.
'I only knew that if I didn't help her, she would have died,' the Ningbo native told reporters. 
Brave student Cui was slashed in the chest, waist, tour du lịch quế lâm abdomen and arm, according to Ningbo Daily in a report yesterday, and needed emergency operation on her gallbladder and liver
The friend that Cui was protecting was stabbed 15 times, the report added.

Both survived the horrifying ordeal after weeks of treatment in hospital
'I thought that if I didn't get stabbed in the heart, I wouldn't die,' she said. 'I totally forgot about covering my liver!' 
As a daughter of a veteran, Cui said she felt it was her duty to step forward.
Her father, Cui Hongwei, was in the army for 28 years. 
'My child's face was as white as a sheet of paper. There was no colour on her cheeks or lips,' the heart-broken father said. 
Following a 17-day treatment in hospital, Liang has returned to classes - bearing permanent scars all over her body. The story of the brave student touched the hearts of the nation
The 20-year-old suspect (pictured above), identified by his surname Liang, was immediately arrested on the spot after the attack.

He was also a student at the university and carried out the attack due relationship problems with Liang
The 20-year-old suspect, identified by his surname Liang, was immediately arrested on the spot after the attack. 
He was also a student at the university and carried out the attack due relationship problems with Liang.

He had also made repeated threats on social media before the incident, kynghidongduong.vn according to police. 
Following a 17-day treatment in hospital, Liang has returned to classes - bearing permanent scars all over her body.
On April 22, the Guangxi Lingchuan County government awarded her with a certificate for her heroic actions. 
The horrifying knife attack happened on March 10 at the Guilin University of Electronic Technology in Guangxi Autonomous Region. The suspect has been arrested
On April 22, the Guangxi Lingchuan County government awarded Cui with a certificate for her heroic actions
The story of the brave student touched the hearts of the nation, with many net users calling Cui 'the most courageous girl they've ever seen'. 
'I am so proud of you, young woman! I hope you have a bright future!' one comment said on Chinese microblogging site Weibo. 
'You are the prettiest woman - both inside and outside!' another user said.