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| A student who was run over twice in an attack that nearly killed her managed to phone her mother as she lay injured in the road, a court has heard. | A student who was run over twice in an attack that nearly killed her managed to phone her mother as she lay injured in the road, a court has heard. |
| Kate Sheedy, now 21, suffered severe injuries in the assault in Isleworth, west London, in May 2004. | Kate Sheedy, now 21, suffered severe injuries in the assault in Isleworth, west London, in May 2004. |
| The Old Bailey was told she called her mother at home and said: "If they don't get here soon I'm going to die". | |
| Levi Bellfield, 39, denies her attempted murder and the murders of Amelie Delagrange and Marsha McDonnell. | Levi Bellfield, 39, denies her attempted murder and the murders of Amelie Delagrange and Marsha McDonnell. |
| Miss Sheedy was walking home after celebrating her last day at Gumley House Convent School in Isleworth when she was hit. | Miss Sheedy was walking home after celebrating her last day at Gumley House Convent School in Isleworth when she was hit. |
| Her mother eventually found her lying in the road where they lived. | Her mother eventually found her lying in the road where they lived. |
| Liver crushed | Liver crushed |
| She was left with a punctured lung, her liver was crushed and her back was torn open. | She was left with a punctured lung, her liver was crushed and her back was torn open. |
| It was feared at the time that Miss Sheedy might die, but she has since made a full recovery. | It was feared at the time that Miss Sheedy might die, but she has since made a full recovery. |
| In a statement read to the court, her mother Eileen Sheedy said: "I picked up the phone and immediately recognised it to be my daughter, Kate. | In a statement read to the court, her mother Eileen Sheedy said: "I picked up the phone and immediately recognised it to be my daughter, Kate. |
| "She sounded a little panicky and said 'Mummy, I've been run over, I'm in our road'." | "She sounded a little panicky and said 'Mummy, I've been run over, I'm in our road'." |
| Kate said 'If they don't get here soon I'm going to die' Eileen Sheedy | Kate said 'If they don't get here soon I'm going to die' Eileen Sheedy |
| Mrs Sheedy's statement continued: "Kate told me she loved me. I said that I loved her and gave her a kiss. | Mrs Sheedy's statement continued: "Kate told me she loved me. I said that I loved her and gave her a kiss. |
| "Kate was complaining of being in so much pain. | "Kate was complaining of being in so much pain. |
| "Kate said 'If they don't get here soon I'm going to die'. | "Kate said 'If they don't get here soon I'm going to die'. |
| Miss Sheedy cried for the second day as she was cross-examined about her recollection of events by William Boyce QC, defending. | Miss Sheedy cried for the second day as she was cross-examined about her recollection of events by William Boyce QC, defending. |
| She was repeatedly asked about a U-turn she said she had seen the vehicle making before it struck her. | She was repeatedly asked about a U-turn she said she had seen the vehicle making before it struck her. |
| "On the night I was in an immense amount of pain," she said. | "On the night I was in an immense amount of pain," she said. |
| "It's very difficult to explain. Going over and over it again and again really isn't helping me." | "It's very difficult to explain. Going over and over it again and again really isn't helping me." |
| Mr Bellfield, a bouncer and wheel clamper from West Drayton, west London, also denies two other attacks on women in south-west London between October 2001 and August 2004. | Mr Bellfield, a bouncer and wheel clamper from West Drayton, west London, also denies two other attacks on women in south-west London between October 2001 and August 2004. |