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19/05/2005
Re-enactment provides new leads in Abigail stabbing
Surrey police have said they have received some significant information regarding the stabbing of Abigail Witchalls.
A reconstruction of the attack, which happened in Little Bookham, Surrey, last month, appeared on BBC 1’s ‘Crimewatch’ show last night. The show reportedly received around 58 calls after it screened and police say that one possible witness has come forward as a result of the appeal.
One of the callers, a man who had been in the area on April 20 when the attack took place, may have witnessed Abigail’s attacker running from the scene. Detective Superintendent Adrian Harper, who is leading the investigation into the attack, said that the call from the man, from Hythe in Kent, was “important”.
Police also received a call from a woman in Crawley, Sussex, who claimed to have been frightened by a man driving a blue car, similar to the one Abigail told police she saw before her attacker struck, the day before the Little Bookham attack.
Police are also keen to trace two men who were seen at a bonfire before the attack and it was reported that they had also received a call regarding these men, who police believe could have witnessed the attack.
Police have received over 700 calls in the course of the investigation and said they are investigating “a number of significant lines of inquiry”.
One suspect is 23-year-old Richard Cazaly, who died in Scotland of an apparent overdose on April 30. He had left Little Bookham five days after the attack on Abigail, after leaving short suicide notes which appeared to hint that he might have carried out the attack.
Abigail was attacked and stabbed in the neck as she returned home from a mother and toddlers meeting with her 21-month-old son Joseph. She was left paralysed following the attack and is being treated at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore. Yesterday, the hospital released a statement from Abigail which said that she was regaining sensation in most of her body and was now able to breathe and speak on her own for short periods of time.
(KMcA/SP)
A reconstruction of the attack, which happened in Little Bookham, Surrey, last month, appeared on BBC 1’s ‘Crimewatch’ show last night. The show reportedly received around 58 calls after it screened and police say that one possible witness has come forward as a result of the appeal.
One of the callers, a man who had been in the area on April 20 when the attack took place, may have witnessed Abigail’s attacker running from the scene. Detective Superintendent Adrian Harper, who is leading the investigation into the attack, said that the call from the man, from Hythe in Kent, was “important”.
Police also received a call from a woman in Crawley, Sussex, who claimed to have been frightened by a man driving a blue car, similar to the one Abigail told police she saw before her attacker struck, the day before the Little Bookham attack.
Police are also keen to trace two men who were seen at a bonfire before the attack and it was reported that they had also received a call regarding these men, who police believe could have witnessed the attack.
Police have received over 700 calls in the course of the investigation and said they are investigating “a number of significant lines of inquiry”.
One suspect is 23-year-old Richard Cazaly, who died in Scotland of an apparent overdose on April 30. He had left Little Bookham five days after the attack on Abigail, after leaving short suicide notes which appeared to hint that he might have carried out the attack.
Abigail was attacked and stabbed in the neck as she returned home from a mother and toddlers meeting with her 21-month-old son Joseph. She was left paralysed following the attack and is being treated at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore. Yesterday, the hospital released a statement from Abigail which said that she was regaining sensation in most of her body and was now able to breathe and speak on her own for short periods of time.
(KMcA/SP)
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29 April 2005
Police granted more time to question Abigail suspect
Surrey police have been granted more time to question a 25-year-old man in connection with the stabbing of Abigail Witchalls last week. The man was arrested on Wednesday evening in Croydon, south London and is being held in custody at Staines police station. Police will now be able to question him until Saturday morning.
Police granted more time to question Abigail suspect
Surrey police have been granted more time to question a 25-year-old man in connection with the stabbing of Abigail Witchalls last week. The man was arrested on Wednesday evening in Croydon, south London and is being held in custody at Staines police station. Police will now be able to question him until Saturday morning.
28 April 2005
Police arrest man in Abigail case
A 25-year-old Surrey man has been arrested in connection with the attack of Abigail Witchalls, police have confirmed. Surrey police confirmed that the man had been arrested last night, but said that the arrest was “only one line of inquiry” and said that police were still following up other information.
Police arrest man in Abigail case
A 25-year-old Surrey man has been arrested in connection with the attack of Abigail Witchalls, police have confirmed. Surrey police confirmed that the man had been arrested last night, but said that the arrest was “only one line of inquiry” and said that police were still following up other information.
04 May 2005
Abigail transferred to spinal injuries unit
Abigail Witchalls, the young mother who was stabbed in the neck in a horrific attack two weeks ago, has been transferred to a specialist spinal injuries unit. The 26-year-old had been in St George’s Hospital in Tooting, south London since the attack, which left her paralysed.
Abigail transferred to spinal injuries unit
Abigail Witchalls, the young mother who was stabbed in the neck in a horrific attack two weeks ago, has been transferred to a specialist spinal injuries unit. The 26-year-old had been in St George’s Hospital in Tooting, south London since the attack, which left her paralysed.
18 May 2005
Abigail regaining some feeling in body
Stab victim Abigail Witchalls is beginning to regain some feeling in her body, it has been announced. The 26-year-old was left paralysed after she was stabbed in the neck in an attack in Little Bookham, Surrey, on April 20. She had been returning from a mother and toddlers meeting with her 21-month-old son Joseph at the time.
Abigail regaining some feeling in body
Stab victim Abigail Witchalls is beginning to regain some feeling in her body, it has been announced. The 26-year-old was left paralysed after she was stabbed in the neck in an attack in Little Bookham, Surrey, on April 20. She had been returning from a mother and toddlers meeting with her 21-month-old son Joseph at the time.
26 April 2005
Abigail’s attacker held knife to son’s throat
The man who stabbed young mother Abigail Witchalls in the neck first held a knife to the throat of her 21-month-old son Joseph, police said. Mrs Witchalls, who is still in St Georges Hospital in south London, following the attack in Little Bookham, Surrey, last Wednesday, gave her statement to the police yesterday.
Abigail’s attacker held knife to son’s throat
The man who stabbed young mother Abigail Witchalls in the neck first held a knife to the throat of her 21-month-old son Joseph, police said. Mrs Witchalls, who is still in St Georges Hospital in south London, following the attack in Little Bookham, Surrey, last Wednesday, gave her statement to the police yesterday.
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