Woman's quick thinking helps save stabbed teenager on St Helens bus

Summarised from Warrington Guardian's report · Updated 14 Oct, 19:28 · Archive

A 16-year-old girl was stabbed on a bus in St Helens on Tuesday afternoon; a woman provided emergency care before paramedics arrived.

A 16-year-old girl was stabbed on a bus passing through Clinkham Wood in St Helens on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency services were called to the scene at about 4.30pm, near a row of shops on the estate. Members of the public and staff at a nearby Tesco store provided support to the teenager before paramedics arrived.

Rachael Croft, a carer from Clinkham Wood who has two children, ran to help after her niece called with news of the stabbing. She found Tesco staff and others already helping the girl at the bus stop with a first aid kit. Croft said she stepped in with additional care, drawing on knowledge from television programmes about paramedics and police. She explained that seeing her own daughter's age in the victim motivated her to act. Croft said hearing that her actions had helped save the girl's life 'made me cry'.

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• Heroic woman's fast actions helped save girl's life after stabbing on St Helens busTHE woman who ran to the aid of a 16-year-old girl stabbing victim said hearing her actions helped to save a life “made me cry”.Warrington Guardian · 14 Oct, 16:57

In this story: Rachael Croft · St Helens · Clinkham Wood · Tesco

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