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(Image: FACEBOOK/SADIE NICHOLLS)

Sadie Nicholls and another friend were approached by a group of six men as they got food and water at the end of the night.

The 18-year-old and her friend rejected their advances – but then after the men left someone opened fired on them with an airgun.

She was hit in the head and collapsed to the ground covered in blood – being rushed to hospital by ambulance.

Doctors managed to remove most of the pellet, but Sadie has been left with metal fragments embedded in her head.

Met Police are investigating the attack that happened just after 1pm on April 14.

Sadie, of Maidenhead, Berks, said she was told it was too early to know if there will be any lasting damage.

The Sixth Form student is now getting counselling after the horrific assault in Shoreditch, east London.

The group of 11 girls had been at the Queen of Hoxton club when they were attacked.

Another shot fired by the mystery airgunman struck her pal Charlotte on her arm.

(Image: FACEBOOK/SADIE)

Relieving her ordeal, Sadie said: "This group of men and were trying to speak to us.

“They said 'You are so beautiful’. I just ignored them with my back to them.

"Then one put his jacket on me. said 'Get away from me, please leave us alone'. They found it funny and were laughing.

"About two minutes later a pellet hit my friends arm. Her whole arm shook.

"Then one went in my head. I went onto the floor and blood poured down my head."

(Image: FACEBOOK/SADIE NICHOLLS)

Sadie regained consciousness and some of the men were still there –and she screamed "get the hell away from me".

She said: ”They ran away and I can't remember the rest.I had no idea what it was, I was looking down, I was confused.

"People thought it was a glass bottle but I knew it wasn't a glass bottle because otherwise I would have heard the smashing."

The student was kept in hospital until 8.30am the next day and needed three stitches in her head.

The pellet shattered and now she will left with the metal in her head for life.

(Image: FACEBOOK/SADIE NICHOLLS)

Sadie is convinced the gun attack was linked to the six men who approached her and her friend, who she described as being in their 40s or 50s at Eastern European.

She said: ”I would never wish this upon anybody else, please be careful when going out and remember to stay in a large group at all times.

"Going out and drinking is a regular occurrence for us all and I hope the police catch whoever did it.

A Met Police spokesman said: "There have been no arrests."