A Northern Ontario girl who survived being hit by an SUV and a machete attack that severed her hand is recovering in an Ottawa hospital while her assailant, alleged to be her ex-boyfriend, awaits his next court appearance.

The Ontario Provincial Police have not identified the victim or the accused in the Nov. 3 incident in Cobalt, northeast of Sudbury, but have since indicated it was a case of intimate partner violence, according to CTV. The National Post has reached out to the OPP for comment.