Awards for saving woman's life in stabbing horror

Brave members of the public have been recognised for helping to save the life of a young woman stabbed by a Bognor Regis man.
By The Newsroom
Published 24th Jul 2009, 12:44 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 17:46 BST

The eight individuals courageously stepped in when Samuel Reid-Wentworth, of Longford Road, almost killed Lucy Yates last September.

The near-fatal attack took place in the Somerfield store in Littlehampton and saw Lucy viciously stabbed more than 20 times in her neck, face and abdomen.

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Those people who came to her aid were presented with national police public bravery awards in a ceremony at the Arun Civic Centre on Tuesday.

They either comforted Lucy, dragged her clear of her attacker, administered first aid or subdued Reid-Wentworth. The ceremony also gave Lucy and her family the chance to thank the individuals.

Reid-Wentworth, 22, pleaded guilty to attempted murder and was detained indefinitely at Broadmoor in February after the court heard he was a paranoid schizophrenic.

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