A mum-of-two today told for the first time how she was so brutally beaten by a father and son in a late night attack even her own dad and daughter didn't recognise her.

And she has pleaded with other women: 'save yourselves and your daughters from this nightmare' by refusing to accept lifts from strange men.

Amanda O'Reilly had got into a car with the pair who told her they would drop her at a city centre nightclub.

But instead, she was driven to an isolated spot in Little Germany where she was robbed and subjected to a horrific attack.

Barrie Ruxton, 22, and his father Stephen, admitted taking part in the attack when they appeared at Bradford Crown Court on Friday.

Miss O'Reilly was repeatedly punched, kicked and threatened with having her fingers sliced off with a machete. More than a year after the ordeal she is still undergoing counselling to help her cope.

She said she had bite marks where jewellery was bitten off. She cannot bear to see the reminders of the night of April 22, 2000 on her body and claims she has tried to cut out the scars with a razor blade.

The 33-year-old, from Four Lane Ends said she used to enjoy nights out with friends in the city and never thought she could become a victim.

She said: "I used to say it would never happen to me. Now my life's a total disaster. I spend most of the time with my mum because I'm frightened. I won't go into town on my own and have panic attacks and epileptic fits.

"Every time I look in the mirror, I see a face going to bite me. I don't sleep now and I'm very jumpy.

"I wished it hadn't happened to me, but in another sense I'm glad it did rather than to an elderly person or a young girl just out on the razzle with friends."

And she said other women should take it as a warning not to accept lifts from strangers.

"People should know about this to save themselves and their children."

On Friday, Bradford Crown Court heard how Barrie Ruxton his father Stephen had spoken to Amanda in the West End bar in Lumb Lane.

Waiting for a taxi and wearing thousands of pounds worth of jewellery, she accepted a lift from the pair to the Boilerhouse nightclub.

But instead of stopping at the Cheapside nightspot, the car carried on to Little Germany where Stephen Ruxton launched into a vicious attack in a bid to rob her of her gold chains and diamond rings.

She was dragged out of the car, but summoning up her energy, she fled terrified from the scene to call 999 from a phone box.

Barrie Ruxton, of Maudsley Street, Bradford was jailed for five years after admitting robbery and assault occasioning grievous bodily harm.

Dad Stephen, of Sewell Road, Laisterdyke admitted assault occasioning grievous bodily harm and was sentenced to a two-year probation order and 100 hours of community service

His honour Judge McCallam described the attack as "absolutely appalling".

Speaking from her third home since the incident last year, Amanda said she had screamed and shouted as she realised she was locked in the car.

She was threatened with a machete to cut off her rings and was covered in bite marks where earrings and jewellery were wrenched off.

"To be quite honest I can't remember the pain - it was more the shock of seeing the blood. I knew if I could run someone would help me in town.

"When the police rang for my dad, he said it wasn't me until he saw the tattoo on my arm - it was the only way he could identify me.

"I couldn't even talk. When I got out of the police car, my eldest daughter looked at my face and was literally sick."

Amanda, who is registered disabled through arthritis and epilepsy, said she had now taken jewellery off her daughter.

And she hit out at the sentence which saw Stephen Ruxton walk free from court.

"The only one who's got a sentence is me," she said. "They can put it behind them, but I never will."

Detective Inspector Chris Binns, who led the case against the Ruxtons, said people were jumping into cars every night in Bradford to save money travelling between pubs and clubs.

"The message is stop and think twice," he said. "Do not jump in because you think it's so and so. If people have a bit of a drink, their judgement is blurred.

"People should go out and enjoy themselves but make sure they have got enough money to get a decent lift home."