Home at last... Abigail 解放（する）d from hospital

Last updated at 12:03 03 November 2005


Stabbing 犠牲者 Abigail Witchalls has returned home from hospital, it was 発表するd today.

Mrs Witchalls, 26, was 押し進めるing her toddler son Joseph in a buggy along a country 小道／航路 in Little Bookham, Surrey, on April 20 when she was knifed in the neck.

The attack left her 厳しく paralysed and she has spent the last five months in the Spinal Cord 傷害 Centre at the 王室の 国家の Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore, north London.

Today the hospital said in a 声明 that she had made "good 進歩" and was now able to breathe and speak 自由に.

She also has some movement in her 権利 arm so she is beginning to 料金d herself, the hospital said.

Hospital 声明

In a 声明 the hospital said: "The 王室の 国家の Orthopaedic Hospital is pleased to 報告（する）／憶測 that Abigail Witchalls has been 発射する／解雇するd to her home.

"She has spent the last five months in the Spinal Cord 傷害 Centre at the hospital in Stanmore where she has made good 進歩 in rehabilitation.

"She is now able to breathe and speak 自由に, and has some movement in her 権利 arm so that she is beginning to 料金d herself.

"Abigail has tetraplegia which means she is 厳しく 無能にするd and will continue to need 現在進行中の therapy and nursing care.

"It is 推定する／予想するd that her 初期の stay at home will be 一時的な as she will soon need to be 認める to a maternity hospital as her pregnancy comes to 称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語."

The 声明 said Mrs Witchalls' home has been 特に adapted for her and the NHS will 供給する carers 24 hours a day to support her.

"While her family will all be の近くに at 手渡す to help, her husband Ben and her mother and father are each continuing with their careers," it said.

It 追加するd: "Abigail is delighted to be returning home after so long."

She has not yet received any 犯罪の 傷害 補償（金）, the hospital said, and her family has 始める，決める up a 信用 基金 for 付加 long-称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語 care expenses, to which 寄付s were welcome.

Mrs Witchalls and her family gave their thanks to hospital staff.

She said: "Thank you for your enthusiasm and care.

"Your 専門的知識 and competence have encouraged me and given me the 信用／信任 to continue to 推定する／予想する 改良s."

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