Melbourne father who nearly lost his hand in home invasion attack likely 'wrong person'
A Melbourne father of two whose hand was nearly cut off during a brutal home invasion two years ago has revealed the terrible scars he sustained from the attacker still on the run.
In March 2014 Dan Maynard woke to find a man covering his mouth and stabbing him with a large knife, believing the attacker wanted to kill him.
He suffered serious injuries to his arms and head including a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain.
"My left hand was basically amputated… I have no opposability in my left thumb so my left hand basically doesn't work," he told 7 News.
Police are treating the attack in isolation and it doesn't fit into a pattern with any other home invasions.
Victoria Police Detective Inspector Stephen Clark said he could not imagine much worse than the "brutal attack" Mr Maynard endured.
"It's a really brutal unprovoked attack," Det Insp Clark said.
"I can't think of anything much worse than being woken in your bed at three-thirty in the morning and someone trying to choke you and then viciously slashing you."
His attacker is believed to be Caucasian, around 180 centimetres tall with a medium to solid build and dark hair.
There is a suspicion it may have more to do with a previous resident of the property, Mr Maynard and his family having moved to the home only three months earlier.
"The only solace that I find in this is the knowledge that I believe that I was the wrong person in the wrong spot at the wrong time," Mr Maynard said.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page.
