N.J. woman survives a home invasion where she was brutally stabbed by a young stranger

Despite losing three quarters of the blood in her body, Donna Ongsiako was able to help police find the person who almost took her life. 

On July 7, 2013, shortly after midnight, Donna Ongsiako was rushed to the hospital. She had been stabbed repeatedly in a violent home invasion. She was in surgery for over seven hours, but she survived.

“I lost in total close to three quarters of the blood in my body,” Ongsiako told “48 Hours.” “There’s no earthly reason why I’m alive.”

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