A TRAUMATISED victim has been trapped in the 'crime scene' he was brutally attacked in which left him just inches from death.

Adam O’Pray, 28, was stabbed 12 times and slashed nine times with sharp blades when he was just 19 at his home in Irvine.

The teenager lost five and a half pints of blood, was left brain damaged, and has no elbow in one side as a result of the vicious attack.

Now he has been left battling complex post traumatic stress disorder which is triggered by the fact he can't leave the house making it ‘a living nightmare to stay in’.

But Adam is terrified to go outside since the person who was found guilty of attacking him is his neighbour.

Stuart Finnigan admitted repeatedly plunging blades into the teenager’s body in the bloodbath after thinking that his victim had broken into his home.

Finnigan was sent to jail but has since been released leaving Adam scared he might bump into him.

He now feels like he has been trapped living in a ‘warzone’ for 10 years after the horror ordeal happened and is desperate for a new council house so he can finally be free.

The only time Adam goes out is to join is running club which is helping him deal with his mental health issues.

Adam said: “Men broke in because they thought I stole things from them.

“They came in through my bedroom window and stuck knives into me.

“I’m stuck in the house it happened to me in it has been hell I feel like I could snap at any point.

“I’m always on edge and I don’t go out as much anymore I try not to think about it but it’s hard since I still stay exactly where it happened.

“I have been diagnosed with complex post traumatic stress and brain damage and I lost my elbow because I used it to protect my face during the attack.

“I feel like I’m walking on eggshells and I’m desperate to get out into somewhere else. The people who have done this to me live really close to me I don’t want to go out in case I see them.”

A North Ayrshire Council spokesperson said: “We can provide advice and assistance to anyone who is unhappy with their current housing situation.

“Whilst we are unable to discuss individual cases, we would advise anyone in this situation to contact Housing Services directly and complete a housing application.

"We would be more than happy to speak with Mr O’Pray to discuss the housing options available to him.”