A couple from Weston - have been telling Nova about the moment they decided to help a woman who'd been beaten by her partner - unknowingly putting their lives at risk.

Wendy Chambers and Stephen Thornton found the woman bleeding in the street and took her in their home..Moments later her attacker turned up, throwing Stephen to the ground and violently stamping on him.

They have now been given a bravery award by the North Somerset Against Domestic Abuse charity - and Stephen says he's overwhelmed.

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