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On the verge of losing consciousness, with a man’s hand squeezing the breath out of her, Natalie Poirier fought for her life.

Poirier was sound asleep in her bungalow on Pine St. in Hudson, when she was shocked awake by three loud bangs. It was 2:09 a.m. on Sunday.

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“I thought it was thunder,” Poirier said during an interview Monday. “My dog (Riley) is beyond terrified of thunder. I thought he might be banging against the door trying to get away.”

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Poirier called out to Riley as she exited her bedroom at the back of the house.

She came face to face with two men. They had kicked in the front door. She was tackled to the floor. One man choked her while the other ransacked the house, tearing doors off closets and ripping drawers out and tossing them on the floor.