By . Tom Worden . A neighbour heard model Cheryl Maddison screaming as she was stabbed and raped in her Majorca flat but failed to call police. Young mother Laura Pamela told a court she heard Cheryl's 'anguished' cries but was convinced it was 'just another fight' involving a British couple. Miss Maddison, 25, was knifed repeatedly in the neck, throat and back after being attacked as she returned home from work in a bar in Magaluf. Injuries: Cheryl Maddison, 25, was left for dead by her attacker in Magaluf. Neighbour Laura Pamela said she heard the cries but assumed they were from an arguing couple . Brave: Miss Maddison came face-to-face with her attacker Mohamed Fadel El Anssari as he admitted the crime in court in the Majorcan capital Palma . Moroccan waiter Mohamed Fadel el . Anssari, 31, is alleged to have raped her and stabbed her with a . seven-inch kitchen knife before leaving her for dead in May 2008. Miss Pamela told the court that she was woken up at about 4am and could hear 'fighting and shouting in English'. She added: 'I heard a woman screaming. It sounded like a couple having a fight. I might have heard a glass smash. 'My husband said 'It sounds as if something really bad is happening'. Miss Pamela said that the female . voice she could hear 'sounded anguished' but after contemplating calling . the police she decided 'it was just another fight'. 'The flat is always rented by British holidaymakers and they always have lots of parties, get drunk and have fights,' she said. Confessed: In stark contrast to Miss Maddison's confident arrival, Mohamed Fadel El Anssari, a 31 year-old waiter from Morocco, sat in the dock with his head buried in his hands throughout . Taken away: El Anssari covers his face as he leaves the court in Palma . Miss Maddison, who had moved to the island just six days earlier aged 21, pretended to be dead until her attacker fled. She then managed to crawl out into the street before collapsing in a pool of blood. The victim, from Houghton Le Spring, . County Durham, sat in the public gallery to watch the second day of the . trial with her boyfriend Kaine MacDonald, 21. She sat just yards behind her alleged attacker, who was handcuffed in court guarded by two uniformed police officers. Miss Maddison, who has waived her right . to anonymity, spent two years having therapy and suffered regular panic . attacks following the horrific ordeal. She gave evidence for 70 minutes from behind a screen on Tuesday. Cheryl Maddison leaves the court in Palma hand in hand with boyfriend Kain MacDonald after giving evidence . Bandaged wound: Cheryl Maddison, pictured aged 21 in 2008, said she only realised he had stabbed her in the chest when she came round and stood up to find she had been lying in a large pool of blood . Forensic doctor Julio Lopez, who examined her during her two-week stay in hospital, told the Provincial Court in Palmacourt she was lucky to survive the attack. He said: 'Her wounds could have been fatal if she had not received urgent medical attention.' Police found the attacker's bloodstained top dumped in a rubbish bin near Cheryl's flat. They launched a huge manhunt but shelved the investigation the following summer after failing to make a breakthrough. Investigations were reopened when a second British woman suffered a similar attack in Magaluf in 2010. Fadel, a cocaine addict, was arrested in July 2011 following a lengthy undercover police operation. DNA found on a cigarette he threw away in the street matched that found on the bedsheets at Cheryl's apartment. It also matched traces of genetic material found on the bloodied shirt discarded near the scene of the crime, the court heard. Hiding: El Anssari avoids showing his face to photographers outside court . Holiday isle: Magaluf is the number one destination for British package tour holidaymakers . Tests proved beyond any doubt the DNA . on the shirt and bedsheets belonged to Fadel, a Civil Guard detective . told the panel of three judges. Fadel's former boss, Jason Brown, . told the court the Moroccan had suddenly asked for some time off to . travel to Tenerife around the time of the attack. Mr Brown, who employed Fadel as a . waiter at Tom Brown's bar in Magaluf, said: 'We couldn't believe it when . he was arrested. He was known as just a normal person, a worker.' The court heard Fadel had been . diagnosed as suffering from psychotic and manic episodes by a Moroccan . doctor two months before the attack and was prescribed mood-stabilising . drugs. But Spanish doctors who examined him in jail after his arrest said he did not show signs of suffering from mental illness. Dr Julio Lopez told the court: 'He did not require any treatment in prison. There were no signs of a disorder.' Prosectors want Fadel jailed for 23 . year - 12 for attempted murder and 11 for rape. The court has heard he . confessed to police after his arrest, telling detectives: 'I am an evil . man'. He refused to answer questions about the attack in court and his defence lawyer is calling for his acquittal. The trial is expected to end on Thursday and the judges will return their verdict in a written ruling at a later date. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.
Cheryl Maddison, 25, was stabbed and raped returning from work in Magaluf .
Neighbour Laura Pamela heard screams but thought it was couple arguing .
Miss Maddison travelled to Majorca to face suspected attacker after 4 years .
Moroccan suspect Mohamed Fadel El Anssari appeared in court .
By . Tom Worden . A neighbour heard model Cheryl Maddison screaming as she was stabbed and raped in her Majorca flat but failed to call police. Young mother Laura Pamela told a court she heard Cheryl's 'anguished' cries but was convinced it was 'just another fight' involving a British couple. Miss Maddison, 25, was knifed repeatedly in the neck, throat and back after being attacked as she returned home from work in a bar in Magaluf. Injuries: Cheryl Maddison, 25, was left for dead by her attacker in Magaluf. Neighbour Laura Pamela said she heard the cries but assumed they were from an arguing couple . Brave: Miss Maddison came face-to-face with her attacker Mohamed Fadel El Anssari as he admitted the crime in court in the Majorcan capital Palma . Moroccan waiter Mohamed Fadel el . Anssari, 31, is alleged to have raped her and stabbed her with a . seven-inch kitchen knife before leaving her for dead in May 2008. Miss Pamela told the court that she was woken up at about 4am and could hear 'fighting and shouting in English'. She added: 'I heard a woman screaming. It sounded like a couple having a fight. I might have heard a glass smash. 'My husband said 'It sounds as if something really bad is happening'. Miss Pamela said that the female . voice she could hear 'sounded anguished' but after contemplating calling . the police she decided 'it was just another fight'. 'The flat is always rented by British holidaymakers and they always have lots of parties, get drunk and have fights,' she said. Confessed: In stark contrast to Miss Maddison's confident arrival, Mohamed Fadel El Anssari, a 31 year-old waiter from Morocco, sat in the dock with his head buried in his hands throughout . Taken away: El Anssari covers his face as he leaves the court in Palma . Miss Maddison, who had moved to the island just six days earlier aged 21, pretended to be dead until her attacker fled. She then managed to crawl out into the street before collapsing in a pool of blood. The victim, from Houghton Le Spring, . County Durham, sat in the public gallery to watch the second day of the . trial with her boyfriend Kaine MacDonald, 21. She sat just yards behind her alleged attacker, who was handcuffed in court guarded by two uniformed police officers. Miss Maddison, who has waived her right . to anonymity, spent two years having therapy and suffered regular panic . attacks following the horrific ordeal. She gave evidence for 70 minutes from behind a screen on Tuesday. Cheryl Maddison leaves the court in Palma hand in hand with boyfriend Kain MacDonald after giving evidence . Bandaged wound: Cheryl Maddison, pictured aged 21 in 2008, said she only realised he had stabbed her in the chest when she came round and stood up to find she had been lying in a large pool of blood . Forensic doctor Julio Lopez, who examined her during her two-week stay in hospital, told the Provincial Court in Palmacourt she was lucky to survive the attack. He said: 'Her wounds could have been fatal if she had not received urgent medical attention.' Police found the attacker's bloodstained top dumped in a rubbish bin near Cheryl's flat. They launched a huge manhunt but shelved the investigation the following summer after failing to make a breakthrough. Investigations were reopened when a second British woman suffered a similar attack in Magaluf in 2010. Fadel, a cocaine addict, was arrested in July 2011 following a lengthy undercover police operation. DNA found on a cigarette he threw away in the street matched that found on the bedsheets at Cheryl's apartment. It also matched traces of genetic material found on the bloodied shirt discarded near the scene of the crime, the court heard. Hiding: El Anssari avoids showing his face to photographers outside court . Holiday isle: Magaluf is the number one destination for British package tour holidaymakers . Tests proved beyond any doubt the DNA . on the shirt and bedsheets belonged to Fadel, a Civil Guard detective . told the panel of three judges. Fadel's former boss, Jason Brown, . told the court the Moroccan had suddenly asked for some time off to . travel to Tenerife around the time of the attack. Mr Brown, who employed Fadel as a . waiter at Tom Brown's bar in Magaluf, said: 'We couldn't believe it when . he was arrested. He was known as just a normal person, a worker.' The court heard Fadel had been . diagnosed as suffering from psychotic and manic episodes by a Moroccan . doctor two months before the attack and was prescribed mood-stabilising . drugs. But Spanish doctors who examined him in jail after his arrest said he did not show signs of suffering from mental illness. Dr Julio Lopez told the court: 'He did not require any treatment in prison. There were no signs of a disorder.' Prosectors want Fadel jailed for 23 . year - 12 for attempted murder and 11 for rape. The court has heard he . confessed to police after his arrest, telling detectives: 'I am an evil . man'. He refused to answer questions about the attack in court and his defence lawyer is calling for his acquittal. The trial is expected to end on Thursday and the judges will return their verdict in a written ruling at a later date. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.
Maddison screaming as she was stabbed and raped couple. Miss Maddison, 25, was knifed repeatedly as she returned home from work in a bar in Magaluf. Injuries: Cheryl Maddison, 25, was left for dead by her attacker in Magaluf. Neighbour Laura Pamela said she heard the cries but assumed in court in the Majorcan capital Palma . Moroccan confident arrival, Mohamed Fadel El Anssari, a 31