'Lucky to be alive': British teenager stabbed 19 times for 'kissing a Turkish girl' back on feet and pictured leaving hospital

A British teenager who was savagely stabbed 19 times while on holiday in Turkey, was yesterday released from hospital.
Dwayne Ward, 17, was attacked with a pen-knife and slashed with a razor after a night out in the popular tourist resort of Marmaris. He was then stripped naked and left for dead.
But just one week later, and the teenager, from Middlesborough, has made a marked recovery and  has left the Marmaris state hospital alongside his father Wayne, 52.

Dwayne Ward, 17, (pictured leaving hospital) was attacked with a pen-knife and slashed with a razor after a night out in the popular tourist resort of Marmaris. He was then stripped naked and left for dead

But just one week later, and the teenager, from Middlesborough, has made a marked recovery and has left the Marmaris state hospital alongside his father Wayne, 52

Turkish surgeon Dr Selim Mavili, who carried out emergency life-saving surgery on Dwayne said the teen was 'lucky to be alive'.
Dr Mavili told reporters: 'Dwayne was bought in with multiple stab wounds - three of which were life-threatening.

'One punctured his lung, one pierced his heart and the third damaged a major artery in his neck. He was very lucky to be alive - if he'd been left much longer he definitely would have bled to death.'
Dr Mavili revealed that Dwayne had suffered a total of 19 stab wounds and razor cuts.
He said: 'When Dwayne arrived at the hospital he had no idea where he was or what had happened to him. He kept asking where the wounds had come from and if he was going to die.

The naked body of Dwayne was discovered by horrified local residents in this public garden in Marmaris - he'd been stripped and stabbed up to 19 times

'We managed to stabilise him and keep him calm but didn't reveal any details of his ordeal until his family and the psychiatric team arrived. 
'Fortunately Dwayne's a fighter and he received the best possible care in the nick of time and I'm delighted with the excellent physical recovery he's made,' added Dr Mavili.
'He's certainly very lucky to be alive.'
Dwayne's father Wayne, collected his son from hospital and told reporters: 'We're just glad to have him home.
'It's been a dreadful week but now we're hoping to have a few days to enjoy the sunshine and give Dwayne some happier memories to take home.
'We've been to Marmaris three times before and loved it - you can't blame Turkey or the local people for the actions of those two sick individuals,' he added.
Dwayne was attacked in the early hours of last Tuesday morning as he stumbled home from a drunken night out in Bar Street.
The teen was allegedly ambushed. His attackers are said to have robbed, stripped, stabbed and slashed him and dumped his body in a local garden.
Two men Attila Dincer, 26, and another named only as Ismail A, 24, were arrested within 48 hours of the attack. They are now on remand facing charges including robbery, wounding with intent and attempted murder.
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