2010
08
Mar
Beer belly saves bartender's life in knife attack
A BRITISH bartender cheated death in a knife attack because his beer belly protected his vital organs, it was reported today.
Doctors told Snaz Martin, 43, he was "almost certainly" saved by his paunch after a boozy customer stabbed him with a three-inch blade.
The chubby landlord, who runs the Britannia Inn in Kent, South East England, told The Sun: "The doctor said I could have died but my organs were protected by a bit of extra fat.
"I'm not massive by any stretch of the imagination - I only weigh 13 stone.
"But I do have a beer belly and they're saying that's what saved me.
"I couldn't believe it when he said my beer belly saved me - all I could do was laugh.
"I was laid up for three days in hospital. The knife just missed my spleen and other organs."
The married father-of-two was rushed to hospital after the bloody attack last January.
He threw customer Paul Whibley, 24, out of his bar after he pulled a knife in an argument with another customer.
Minutes later Whibley returned with the knife and stabbed Mr Martin.
"He hit me and although I didn't feel anything at first I then noticed the blood pumping out," Mr Martin said.
"The next thing was the ambulance came and I was on my way to hospital."
Whibley was sentenced to four years in jail last week after pleading guilty to wounding with intent.
Police branded him a "dangerous offender" and "significant threat" to the public.
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