A student was almost blinded after being viciously glassed by another guest during a family holiday.
Danielle Beavis-Smith, 22, has been left with a 6cm scar across her face after she was attacked on an all inclusive break in Egypt.
The fashion student was enjoying the last night of her holiday with her family and boyfriend when the incident happened.
After being told the all-inclusive bar had closed, she accepted a drink from a woman who already had three.
However the man the generous woman was with objected.
Danielle said: "He made something out of nothing.
"I told them it wasn't a big deal and gave the drink back. I wasn't bothered at all - it wasn't a problem.
"He turned around and was quite irate, he grabbed the drink and glassed me straight across the face.
"It was right near my eye. If it had been just a little bit closer, or I had moved upwards, I would have been blind.
"If I had jumped up it might have hit me on the neck and I would have died. I was just lucky."
She was rushed to hospital where doctors patched up the massive cut in her face - just millimetres from her left eye - with 27 stitches.
Danielle reported the unprovoked attack to the local police but claims they wrongly told her to take it up with officers at home.
She also claims the Jungle Aquapark hotel ordered her to pay £155 to have the blood cleared up from the lobby, but she refused to pay.
Danielle, who lives in Havant, Hampshire, has suffered panic attacks since the vicious assault last month and warned others about the dangers of attacks abroad.
She said: "Whenever I look in the mirror and see the scar I'm reminded of what happened.
"I used to wear my hair up all the time but now I have it down more across my face. I don't want people to look at the scar.
"I am quite a strong-minded person, but it has definitely hurt my trust in people.
"People still tell me I'm beautiful. I don't always believe them but I'm not prepared to hide away either.
"I want to let people know that when they are abroad things are different. Over here he would have been arrested and taken to court.
"If you visit places like this, you should know that it's not the same."
Danielle, who was with her boyfriend Jake Woods, 21, a groundworker, was rushed away from the scene with blood pouring from her head, last month.
After being taken to a private hospital for treatment, Danielle was told to pay £1,300 in medical costs, she claims.
She said the police told her to drop the charges in return for the officers convincing the man involved - who was from the Czech Republic - to pay for her bills.
She initially agreed, but later went back to the police and asked for them to look into the crime after encountering the man back at the hotel.
Danielle claims they wrongly told her she should take it up with police back in the UK - something she later found out wasn't correct procedure.
A Thomas Cook spokesman said: "We want our customers to have the best possible time on holiday, so we are sorry to hear that Ms Beavis-Smith was injured.
"Our team in resort stayed with Ms Beavis-Smith up until departure, and upon return home kept in contact to offer additional advice and support, including regarding a police investigation.
"We recommended that Ms Beavis-Smith contacts her travel insurance provider to reclaim all medical expenses."