sentences:  Uncharacteristically, he had been left for dead by the gang but survived until early morning, when a woman heard his cries for help and called the police.In compliance with previous orders, news of the assault was given to Inspector Nesbitt.At first he did not attribute particular significance to this message, as the Butchers had left no one alive before; but on discovering the nature of the assault and the use of a knife, he came up with an idea that was to permanently change the course of his inquiries.