A young holidaymaker has been left unrecognisable with a puffed up face after a violent robbery.
Maressa Nunes suffered fractured eye sockets, jaw, and nose, as well as countless bruises.
The former body builder, 31, was away with a friend when they were savagely attacked.
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The pair had ordered food through an app and were promptly met at the flat where they were staying by a phoney deliveryman.
He barged inside, overpowered the women, and called two more men to the scene.
Maressa put up a fight because she feared she was going to be raped.
The vicious assault only stopped when neighbours heard the victims’ cries for help and called the police.
She was taken to hospital in critical condition, as reported on Need To Know.
She will need reconstructive facial surgery after the attack on 24 June.
Her sister Larissa told local media: “She has many bite marks all over her body.
“My sister reacted to the robbery. He put a gun in her mouth. It was a barbaric crime. They beat my sister severely.”
The three men ended up fleeing the apartment block in Santiago, Chile, with the women’s jewellery, watches, and mobile phones.
Maressa’s friend’s injuries were comparatively minor and she was able to return home to Brazil.
But Maressa’s own injuries were so severe that she is still unable to go back to her home in Maringá.
Larissa explained: “In her current condition, she can’t take a regular flight.
“She risks haemorrhaging during a normal flight. She needs a medical team on board.”
Maressa’s family went to Chile in a bid to bring her back home.
However, just one day after arriving, Larissa herself was mugged on the street by a passing motorcyclist.
She said: “We just want to leave. Get out of this nightmare and take care of Maressa.”
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