Police investigating the stabbing of a young mother who can now only communicate by blinking and facial expression began interviewing her at her hospital bedside today.
Abigail Witchalls, 26, was attacked last Wednesday while out pushing her two-year-old son Joseph in a buggy along a quiet lane in Little Bookham, Surrey, southern England.
She suffered a three inch stab wound to her neck and is now in a stable condition but has been paralysed by the attack.
"Members of my team are now in the process of taking a statement from Abigail about what happened," said Detective Superintendent Adrian Harper, the officer leading the investigation.
"Apart from her son Joseph, Abigail is the only person who saw her attacker and the information she may be able to give us may be crucial to our investigation," he added.
Police said they had begun talking to Abigail after doctors said she was well enough to communicate, but because of her paralysed state the process would be very slow and would take some time to complete.
Police working on the case have received over 300 calls from members of the public offering information and assistance.
On Saturday police released a man and a woman they had arrested as part of the inquiry.