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The 35-year-old suffered multiple injuries to 28 different parts of his body in a sustained attack which involved weapons including a drill, a golf club, a spirit level and a rock in a sock.

Kelly Ann Raisbeck was accused of sparking the violence and joining in with the attack alongside her boyfriend, Wayne Deluen, and his brother, Gavin.

The brothers admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent.

Since the conclusion of the court case yesterday, a web page set up to help Mr Blythe has seen a sudden surge in donations.

Of the 267 donors who had given £2,673 by late this afternoon, many posted comments expressing their disgust at his 'evil' attackers but also offering messages of best wishes and encouragement for Adam.

​The online fundraising page was set up by an organisation which supports North East homeless people, Making Winter Warmer, following his ordeal in the north-east town Blyth last February.

>>> To donate to the appeal, visit http://www.gofundme.com/6tbotw

Raisbeck denied the charge, but jurors at Newcastle Crown Court took only minutes to convict her of the same offence in the attack at her home in Robert Street, Blyth, last year.

The 22-year-old was remanded in custody and was told she faces a lengthy prison sentence.

The attack left Mr Blythe in a coma with injuries including fractures to his skull, cheek, eye socket and hand.

Speaking at his home in York yesterday, he said he was still coping with the aftermath of the attack. “I’m happy about the verdict,” he said.

“It gets her off the street and stops her from doing it to someone else. It shows the system does work.”

His injuries mean he has serious pain in his hand and can struggle to find the words he needs in conversation.

In court, trial judge Mr Recorder Singh told Raisbeck: “This was, on any assessment, the most serious assault this court has to deal with short of attempted murder and you will be sentenced accordingly.

“The jury’s verdict means they decided you started this and while it is not suggested you knew how it was going to unfold, when it did unfold into horrendous violence, you acted with callous indifference to the plight of Mr Blythe.

“The sentence will be a substantial prison term.”

Mr Blythe’s mother Jane, 57, from Clifton, York, said: “It’s justice for Adam. It’s the best news. I’m just ecstatic.

“He is lovely. People said to me ‘I can’t believe it’s your Adam’. He was always the quiet one. He would do anything for anybody.

“You just can’t believe how evil people can be.”

Jane Blythe whose son was the victim of the savage attack

Police rushed Mrs Blythe to her son’s bedside in Newcastle following the attack.

“I was horrified when I saw him in hospital,” she told The Press.

“I was so shocked. He had a metal spike coming out of his head. It was a stent to relieve the pressure on his brain.

“The next morning, the pillow next to him was soaked with blood.

“His hand was completely fractured from where he had defended himself. His face was totally misshapen.”

Her son came out of the coma after about a week and remained in hospital for two months while he underwent reconstructive operations.

Mrs Blythe said he was now doing well with his new life in York and they were taking each day as it came.

Mrs Blythe said she was extremely grateful to Northumbria Police for their support and the efforts they went to in the investigation.

Mr Blythe had bleeding on the brain, a collapsed lung, puncture wounds to the back of his legs, multiple cuts and bruises and marks to his neck after the attack in Raisbeck’s home in Blyth, Northumberland. At the time, he was known to be sleeping rough in Blyth but was sometimes invited into local people’s homes for food and drink, the court heard.

AWAITING SENTENCE: Adam Blythe’s attackers; from left, Kelly Ann Raisbeck, Wayne Deluen and Gavin Deluen

At around midnight on February 8 last year, he was approached by the Deluen brothers, who had been out drinking and taking drugs.

It was claimed Raisbeck sparked the attack on Mr Blythe, who was homeless at the time, after lying to the brothers that he was a sex offender.

Mum-of-two Raisbeck had claimed she had no idea the victim had been left bleeding in her cupboard until she found him hours later, when she went to put her gas on.

When police arrived at 4.30pm that day they found Mr Blythe in a ball. He was unconscious and covered in blood.

There was blood all over the house and three pairs of shoes were in the washing machine, the court heard.

Raisbeck, Gavin Deluen, 23, of Dove Court, Cullercoats, North Tyneside, and Wayne Deluen, 25, of Pecket Close, Blyth, will be sentenced in April.