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Have you ever been stabbed with a Samurai sword? I haven’t, but I can imagine that if someone did attack me I wouldn’t be chill about it. Well Alex Lovell is still pretty damn laid back just one week after his girlfriend, Emily Javier, attacked him while he slept.
According to Gizmodo, Javier was upset at Lovell for his long video game sessions, with some sessions going as long as 13 hours a day. But Javier went completely bonkers when she not only saw Lovell had Tinder on his phone, but she discovered someone else’s hair in their shower drain. And here’s what she did:
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This prompted Javier to go to the mall and buy a samurai sword, along with two other knives, which she taped to the side of her bed before allegedly ambushing Lovell in the wee hours of March 3rd, she reportedly told police. Then, only after fearing he was dead, Javier called 911, and emergency personnel and police rushed to the scene to find “walls splattered with blood and Lovell curled up in ball” according to the police report.
What’s even crazier than that? Lovell’s reaction to all of this, despite almost losing three fingers in the attack. Lovell credits his survival to his martial arts background. Here’s what he said:
“I saw the look in her eyes, and it scared the living poop out of me…I’ve been preparing my whole life for something like this. I was able to wing chun my way to survival…I was just so proud for beating this samurai wannabe crazy lady with hate in her heart.
I barely had time to hang out with my girlfriend, let alone another girl. I didn’t see it coming, but it makes sense that it happened. She obviously didn’t want anyone else to have me, so—samurai sword.”
And let’s just say Lovell was super pumped about fighting off Javier:
“The feeling I had when I won the fight with my bare hands is just absolutely the best feeling. I’ve played all the sports, won big games, landed some decent tricks on my snowboard. This was better.”
Lovell looks upbeat in that photo, but the fact of the matter is he may not be able to walk for six months and will need a ton of therapy to regain full use of his hands. And as for Javier, she pleaded not guilty to first-degree attempted murder charges. But Lovell still feels for his ( I assume) ex-girlfriend.
“She called the authorities and saved my life, I hope that counts for something,” Lovell said. “Regardless, I assume she needs some serious help.”
And I assume Lovell won’t be able to log in 13 hours a day gaming anymore.
