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| Family pray for car-jacking woman | Family pray for car-jacking woman |
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| The husband of a woman who was run down by a thief who stole her car said his family is "devastated and in shock". | The husband of a woman who was run down by a thief who stole her car said his family is "devastated and in shock". |
| Lorry driver Mark Collins, 51, said he was praying that his seriously injured wife Caroline Johnson would recover. | Lorry driver Mark Collins, 51, said he was praying that his seriously injured wife Caroline Johnson would recover. |
| Mrs Johnson, 46, was scraping ice from her car in Langley, Slough, when a man jumped in and drove off, dragging her up to 20m (65ft) under the vehicle. | Mrs Johnson, 46, was scraping ice from her car in Langley, Slough, when a man jumped in and drove off, dragging her up to 20m (65ft) under the vehicle. |
| "No-one can believe what's happened," said Mr Collins. "Life's there one minute and then... it's taken away." | "No-one can believe what's happened," said Mr Collins. "Life's there one minute and then... it's taken away." |
| Five operations | Five operations |
| Mr Collins said the incident had left him and his sons Jason, 13, and 17-year-old David, devastated. | Mr Collins said the incident had left him and his sons Jason, 13, and 17-year-old David, devastated. |
| "The whole house is empty without Caroline," he said. | "The whole house is empty without Caroline," he said. |
| "The dogs are pining for her. Our Jack Russell, Daisy, is waiting for her at the door. I'm not remotely religious but I'm praying." | "The dogs are pining for her. Our Jack Russell, Daisy, is waiting for her at the door. I'm not remotely religious but I'm praying." |
| "The boys are in shock but they are bearing up. They're strong lads." | "The boys are in shock but they are bearing up. They're strong lads." |
| She wants to live and she's not going to give up Mark Collins | She wants to live and she's not going to give up Mark Collins |
| Mrs Johnson was injured as she prepared to take her son to school on Tuesday morning. | Mrs Johnson was injured as she prepared to take her son to school on Tuesday morning. |
| She has smashed hips, a four-inch hole in one of her legs, her pelvis and lungs have been crushed and at one point her heart stopped beating. | She has smashed hips, a four-inch hole in one of her legs, her pelvis and lungs have been crushed and at one point her heart stopped beating. |
| The mother-of-four, who has two children from a previous relationship, is in a critical but stable condition in Wexham Park Hospital where she faces five operations. | The mother-of-four, who has two children from a previous relationship, is in a critical but stable condition in Wexham Park Hospital where she faces five operations. |
| But her husband said he is hopeful she will recover. | But her husband said he is hopeful she will recover. |
| "Her head is okay," he said. "We have been communicating with her and she can blink her eyes. | "Her head is okay," he said. "We have been communicating with her and she can blink her eyes. |
| "Caroline's a strong girl. When we were talking to her today she could hear us and we made her laugh. | "Caroline's a strong girl. When we were talking to her today she could hear us and we made her laugh. |
| "She wants to live and she's not going to give up." | "She wants to live and she's not going to give up." |
| 'Completely unnecessary' | 'Completely unnecessary' |
| Mr Collins has made an appeal for help to catch the thief, who abandoned the car nearby in George Green, Buckinghamshire. | Mr Collins has made an appeal for help to catch the thief, who abandoned the car nearby in George Green, Buckinghamshire. |
| "What happened was completely unnecessary and I urge anyone who can help the police catch whoever did this to my wife to come forward," he said. | |
| Detectives are pursuing several lines of inquiry though they believe the thief may be a "local opportunist" because he escaped from the scene on back roads. | Detectives are pursuing several lines of inquiry though they believe the thief may be a "local opportunist" because he escaped from the scene on back roads. |
| A team of 30 officers and six detectives are working on the investigation and they are appealing for witnesses. | A team of 30 officers and six detectives are working on the investigation and they are appealing for witnesses. |
| The attacker is described as white, in his 30s, with dark brown hair. | The attacker is described as white, in his 30s, with dark brown hair. |
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