Saturday 6 August 2022 10:16 AM Grandmother, 66, is left bloodied after crazed seagull attack trends now
A grandmother was left with blood gushing from her head after a crazed seagull swooped down and clawed her as she walked home on Wednesday.
Brenda Thrumble said she resembled 'something from a Freddy Krueger film' as a result of the vicious attack.
The 66-year-old was caught off guard by the surprise attack and forced to hide behind a bush in order to escape the gull's wrath.
In the aftermath of the attack, Mrs Thrumble had to get a tetanus injection on the advice of doctors to avoid suffering a bacterial infection from the bird's claws.
She fell victim to the angry bird - thought to have been protecting its young - on Wednesday afternoon as she made her way home in St Peters in Broadstairs, Kent.
The mum-of-three said: 'I was walking along, minding my own business when suddenly something went for my head.
'It came at me from behind so there was no way of expecting anything, it just went 'whack' on my head.
'I put my hand on my head and blood was coming out profusely. I thought 'oh my gosh' that's a lot.
Brenda Thrumble, 66, was left bleeding heavily from her head after a seagull attacked her with its claws
'It had instantly drawn blood, it went at me with its claws rather than beak. There was lots of blood from the claws that had gone straight across my head.
'I looked like something from a Freddy Krueger film. Blood was pouring out, down my face, top and onto my toes. It was a real shock.
'There were lots of little holes where it had clawed at me, so there wasn't one big gash.
'It was a right old nightmare and not a good experience to have.'
Mrs Thrumble took cover behind an overhanging hedge before being escorted to safety by a neighbour wearing a motorbike helmet.
She said: 'I was frightened to move, and afraid of it coming at me again. I was close to a wall when it swooped.
'A nice man called Aaron on a motorbike came to help me and walked with me to his house.
'He was wearing a helmet and we got there without the seagull attacking. Luckily everyone was really nice, the neighbours all helped me.'
After reaching safety, Mrs Thrumble was assessed by paramedics and her head wound was cleaned.
Mrs Thumble said she will now be 'very cautious' around seagulls following the vicious attack.
Thrumble had been on her way home in Broadstairs, Kent, when she was attacked and was forced to hide in a
