A young doctor who was stabbed 11 times and doused in petrol by an ex-boyfriend she met on Tinder is now married after finding love again.
Angela Jay's former partner Paul Lambert left her for dead after breaking into her Port Macquarie home in November 2016 and hiding in a cupboard until she returned from work.
The pair had met three months earlier, but Lambert flew into a jealous rage after the then-28-year-old tried to end the relationship after six weeks.
Dr Angela Jay pictured with her husband Dr Ben Hardy (right and left together). The pair tied the knot earlier this month, five years after she was nearly killed by her ex-Tinder date Paul Lambert
Lambert, 36, was later shot dead by police on the Pacific Highway, about 140km north at Bonville, following a high speed chase and stand-off.
Dr Jay has since found love again with another doctor.
The obstetrician-gynecologist is now married to Dr Ben Hardy, 32, after tying the knot in an idyllic ceremony in Newcastle earlier this month.
The domestic violence survivor said she never properly got back into dating after her near-death experience and ended up meeting Dr Hardy by chance at work.
'You find love when you don’t look for it,' she told 7Lifestyle.
'[My husband] is so supportive of me achieving any of my wildest dreams... he just makes me feel really safe.
'Having that person who is always cheering you on has really helped with my recovery and also continuing on with my career goals.'
Dr Angela Jay has started rebuilding her life, five years after she was left for dead by a former boyfriend
Dr Jay is an advocate for domestic violence victims and has called on dating apps to check their users' history for violent offences. Pictured is a photo she shared online of the scars she bears from the attack
She said she had opened up to her husband about her harrowing experience and told him about the small things
