‘I thought I was going to die’: Man left PARALYSED after being attacked by pet SCORPION

THE FATHER lost part of his stomach and his pancreas after the deadly sting.

08:59, Tue, Feb 9, 2016 Updated: 10:44, Tue, Feb 9, 2016

Scorpion sting father patient PA REAL LIFE

The father-of-two lost part of his stomach and was paralysed by the sting

It’s not exactly a household animal.

But Dean Armstrong had lovingly cared for and fed his pet, Sue, for years.

The problem is, Sue is a scorpion.

Dean had been feeding the deadly creature in August 2012 when it attacked him, and his body was filled with potentially fatal poison.

Scorpion father PA REAL LIFE

Shockingly, Dean bought another pet scorpion a year ago and said 'I don't bear a grudge on them'

The father from Cambridge woke up in hospital feeling ‘like he’d had a stroke’.

Dean said: “When I was stung I felt fear for the first time. I thought I was going to die.

“But being told I had a colostomy bag didn't bother me. I'm quite an optimist.

“I was just happy to be alive.”

Scorpion father with colostomy bag PA REAL LIFE

Dean has spoken of his support for the Colostomy Association