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| Stabbed girl wins 'Goliath' fight | Stabbed girl wins 'Goliath' fight |
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| The father of a 14-year-old girl stabbed up to 30 times in a park said she had won a "David and Goliath" battle for her life. | The father of a 14-year-old girl stabbed up to 30 times in a park said she had won a "David and Goliath" battle for her life. |
| Jessica Knight was attacked as she walked through Astley Park in Chorley, Lancashire, on 21 January. | Jessica Knight was attacked as she walked through Astley Park in Chorley, Lancashire, on 21 January. |
| The teenager, who spent five hours in surgery following the attack, was moved out of intensive care on Tuesday. | The teenager, who spent five hours in surgery following the attack, was moved out of intensive care on Tuesday. |
| Richard Knight said she had had a stroke and has a chest infection but believed she would recover. | Richard Knight said she had had a stroke and has a chest infection but believed she would recover. |
| Mr Knight, 42, of Helsby in Cheshire, said: "She's had such a battle, we're going to use the battle to actually will her on. She's got this far. | Mr Knight, 42, of Helsby in Cheshire, said: "She's had such a battle, we're going to use the battle to actually will her on. She's got this far. |
| "She was knocking at the pearly gates and she came back from the brink of death and beat it hands down. | "She was knocking at the pearly gates and she came back from the brink of death and beat it hands down. |
| "It was a real David and Goliath battle and she won it and we're going to use that to help with the psychological effects." | "It was a real David and Goliath battle and she won it and we're going to use that to help with the psychological effects." |
| Four days after the attack she managed to communicate with her parents by wiggling her toes. | Four days after the attack she managed to communicate with her parents by wiggling her toes. |
| Jessica's parents believe she will recover | |
| Jessica also moved her legs and arms when she received a surprise visit from Spice Girl Geri Halliwell at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Pendlebury. | Jessica also moved her legs and arms when she received a surprise visit from Spice Girl Geri Halliwell at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Pendlebury. |
| She is in a high-dependency unit there, where her condition is described as stable and improving. | |
| Referring to the vital help Jessica received at the scene of the stabbing, Mr Knight said: "Apart from being what appears to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, every single event that happened in the next hour went in her favour. | |
| "There are about seven or eight chain of events that went in her favour. The guy who stopped the bleeding saved her life, end of story." | |
| The guy who stopped the bleeding saved her life, end of story Richard Knight, father | |
| Jessica was found covered in blood by a passing cyclist who was alerted by her screams. | Jessica was found covered in blood by a passing cyclist who was alerted by her screams. |
| Consultant paediatrician Dr Stephen Playfor said if the knife had wounded her a millimetre further in either direction, her injuries may have proved fatal. | Consultant paediatrician Dr Stephen Playfor said if the knife had wounded her a millimetre further in either direction, her injuries may have proved fatal. |
| French national Kristofer Beddar, 21, of Daisy Hill Drive, Adlington, Chorley, had appeared in court charged with Jessica's attempted murder. | |
| He was remanded in custody by Chorley magistrates until 4 February, when he is to appear at Preston Crown Court for a preliminary hearing. | |
| Lancashire police want people to come forward with information which may help their investigation. |