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| Student breaks down over 'attack' | Student breaks down over 'attack' |
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| A student broke down in tears at the Old Bailey after reliving an alleged attack that almost killed her. | A student broke down in tears at the Old Bailey after reliving an alleged attack that almost killed her. |
| Kate Sheedy, 21, suffered multiple injuries when she was run over by a car which then reversed over her in Isleworth, west London, in May 2004. | Kate Sheedy, 21, suffered multiple injuries when she was run over by a car which then reversed over her in Isleworth, west London, in May 2004. |
| Levi Bellfield, 39, denies attempted murder and the murders of students Amelie Delagrange and Marsha McDonnell. | Levi Bellfield, 39, denies attempted murder and the murders of students Amelie Delagrange and Marsha McDonnell. |
| He is also accused of two other attacks on women around south-west London between October 2001 and August 2004. | He is also accused of two other attacks on women around south-west London between October 2001 and August 2004. |
| Crushed liver | Crushed liver |
| Miss Sheedy, then 18, said she was making her way home after celebrating her last day at school when a white people carrier flashed its headlights, revved its engine and sped towards her. | |
| My head was under the car, but my legs were protruding out of the driver's side Kate Sheedy | My head was under the car, but my legs were protruding out of the driver's side Kate Sheedy |
| "I was thrown to the ground lying on my front, so I was face down lying on the road. The car continued to move. It all happened very quickly. It drove straight over me," Miss Sheedy said. | "I was thrown to the ground lying on my front, so I was face down lying on the road. The car continued to move. It all happened very quickly. It drove straight over me," Miss Sheedy said. |
| "My head was under the car, but my legs were protruding out of the driver's side. | "My head was under the car, but my legs were protruding out of the driver's side. |
| "Once the whole front wheel had driven over me it continued and then braked suddenly and then reversed so the wheel went back over me again." | "Once the whole front wheel had driven over me it continued and then braked suddenly and then reversed so the wheel went back over me again." |
| The attack left her with a life-threatening crushed liver and tore open her lower back. | The attack left her with a life-threatening crushed liver and tore open her lower back. |
| "My liver was the most life-threatening injury," she said. "It was both crushed and fractured so couldn't actually function at that stage. I also had a very large laceration to my back. The whole lower bottom of my back had been ripped open." | "My liver was the most life-threatening injury," she said. "It was both crushed and fractured so couldn't actually function at that stage. I also had a very large laceration to my back. The whole lower bottom of my back had been ripped open." |
| After a year she made a full recovery and, now 21, is studying history and drama at university. | After a year she made a full recovery and, now 21, is studying history and drama at university. |
| Bellfield, a former nightclub bouncer and wheelclamper, also denies attacking hairdresser Irma Dragoshi and teenager Anna-Maria Rennie. The case continues. | Bellfield, a former nightclub bouncer and wheelclamper, also denies attacking hairdresser Irma Dragoshi and teenager Anna-Maria Rennie. The case continues. |