Ashley Luff, 32, ambushed Nathan Birch, 24 (pictured) outside TGI Friday's in Fareham, Hampshire armed with a knife and wearing gloves
A jealous restaurant worker was convicted of trying to murder his ex-girlfriend's new partner by stabbing him 17 times after seeing the couple's first kiss streamed on Facebook Live.
Ashley Luff, 32, ambushed Chantelle Price's new boyfriend Nathan Birch as he left work in Fareham, Hampshire, having become enraged after seeing the video of the pair's first kiss on the social media site.
Armed with a knife and wearing gloves, Luff lay in wait, punching 24-year-old Mr Birch off his bicycle as he left work before repeatedly plunging the blade into him in a frenzied attack.
Now Mr Birch and Miss Price, 24, have spoken about the horrific attack - but revealed it has 'made them stronger' as they are now engaged.
Chef Mr Birch also said the attempted murder has had a serious impact on his mental health as he must now take sleeping pills as he 'wakes up every hour' and is 'always looking over his shoulder' at work.
TGI Fridays worker Mr Birch suffered three wounds to his chest, one of which was 'directly over the heart', as well as wounds to his neck, back and arms and a punctured lung.
Jurors at Portsmouth Crown Court, Hants, yesterday convicted Luff of attempting to murder Mr Birch after a week-long trial. He grinned and nodded as he heard the verdict.
Speaking outside the court, Mr Birch said: 'It's made us stronger to go through that sort of thing.
'Chantelle has been great all the way through with everything. We got engaged on New Year's Eve, it felt right.
'Now this is out of the way and I don't have to worry about it, it has pushed me [and I want] to get married even more and start to live my life.
'Once it happened and I came out of hospital and started going back to work, obviously I was always looking over my shoulder.
'I know he's been locked up but I never knew what was going to happen or whether someone else was going to come after me.
'My sleeping at night became worse - I had to go to the doctor to get sleeping pills and that's still continuing. I keep waking up every hour or every couple of hours.'
Miss Price, who split with Luff after five years, said: 'We can now get on with our lives.
