 On 10 December 2007, Bell was admitted to Auckland Hospital where he was treated for a puncture wound penetrating through his left eyelid resulting in internal bleeding on his head, a fractured eye socket and numerous contusions to his scalp and face.Fellow murderer Dean Joseph Shepherd has admitted assaulting Bell.Eleven years after the attacks, Corrections announced it would be offering Susan Couch $300,000 in punitive damages.