'I didn't recognise my sister after assault' Nurse suffered horrific injuries in house attack.Byline: Neil McKay THE sister of a nurse brutally attacked in her own home told last night how she did not recognise her when she arrived at hospital because of her horrific injuries. Audrey Turnbull, a care nurse and a St John Ambulance Brigade volunteer who is also devoted to her severely disabled niece, has failed to regain consciousness since she was found by police in the early hours of Thursday at her home in Easington Street, Easington Colliery Easington Colliery is an old coal mining town in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the north of Horden, and a short distance to the east of Easington Village. Easington Colliery began when the pit was sunk in 1899, near the coast. , County Durham “Durham county” redirects here. For other uses, see Durham County. County Durham is a county in north-east England. It can be used to refer to 4 different entities:
Yesterday Miss Turnbull, 40, who lives alone, was transferred with serious head injuries from Sunderland Royal to Newcastle General Hospital. Her condition was described as "serious". Her sister Susan Hubery, 44, from Hawthorn hawthorn, any species of the genus Crataegus of the family Rosaceae (rose family), shrubs and trees widely distributed in north temperate climates and especially common in E North America. , near Easington, said she had visited Miss Turnbull in the General. She said: "I did not recognise her, my sister's face was battered and bruised and a number of bones were broken. "I am having to try to dissuade TO DISSUADE, crim. law. To induce a person not to do an act. 2. To dissuade a witness from giving evidence against a person indicted, is an indictable offence at common law. Hawk. B. 1, c. 2 1, s. 1 5. my younger daughter Danielle, who is 14, from going into visit her aunt. It would be too distressing for her. "It is absolutely sickening, she wouldn't hurt a fly. Her injuries look appalling." Miss Turnbull's brother-in-law Kevin, 44, a children's entertainer, added: "Audrey is a real innocent.She dotes on our two girls, Emma and Danielle, she is a member of the St John Ambulance Brigade where she gives up her time to attend outdoor events to give first aid to anybody who requires it. "She works as a care nurse at The Hawthorns Care and Rehabilitation Centre in Peterlee, often working shifts. "Audrey is the last person something like this should happen to." Mr Hubery said his sister-in-law was a "devoted aunt" to both his daughters, including their eldest Emma, 19, who suffers from cerebral palsy cerebral palsy (sərē`brəl pôl`zē), disability caused by brain damage before or during birth or in the first years, resulting in a loss of voluntary muscular control and coordination. and is wheelchair bound after she was starved of oxygen during her birth at Sunderland General Hospital. Miss Turnbull, who has never married, has been a loyal member of the St John's Ambulance Brigade Easington Division for almost three decades. Unit leader Mary Bell
Mary Flora Bell (born on May 26 1957 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) was convicted in December 1968 of the murders of two boys, Martin Brown (four years old) and Brian Howe said: "She joined as a cadet aged either 11 or 12 and has been with us ever since. I saw her on Wednesday night, she was helping some of the youngsters prepare for their tests for their badges. "She is very good with children, she dotes on her two nieces and brought her youngest, Danielle, along to meetings. "Audrey is very quiet and unassuming, but she is a willing helper. She is always quick to volunteer if anyone needs help. "It defies logic how somebody so quiet, so shy and retiring as Audrey can fall victim to such a callous attack. She would never do anything to harm anyone, she lived her life to help others." Miss Turnbull is also devoted to her nice Emma. Five years ago a High Court judge approved a pounds 3.5m settlement to help her family provide the round-the-clock care Emma needs after health bosses at Sunderland Hospital admitted they had blundered by starving her of oxygen at birth, and that her cerebral palsy condition could have been prevented had she been induced 90 minutes earlier. A spokeswoman said: "The team at The Hawthorns care home are devastated by this news. Audrey has been a wonderful carer carer Noun a person who looks after someone who is ill or old, often a relative: the group offers support for the carers of those with dementia carer n → here for the past six years; both residents and the team are very fond of her. Our thoughts are with her and her family at this very difficult time." Police officers had gone to Miss Turnbull's terraced home shortly after arresting a man on suspicion of stealing her Renault Clio The Renault Clio is a supermini/subcompact produced by the French automaker Renault. Originally launched in 1990, it is currently in its third generation. The Clio has seen substantial critical and commercial success, being consistently one of Europe's top-selling cars since its car, at 2,30am on Thursday. They had been alerted by neighbours Amy and Daniel Talbot who had been disturbed by a noise and confronted a youth outside her home. Miss Turnbull was taken to hospital where X-rays and scans were carried out. She was transferred to Newcastle yesterday. Det Sgt Cliff Down said the alarm was raised at around 2.30am by neighbours in the street who spotted a man acting suspiciously and tampering with vehicles. Police arrived to see him driving off in a Renault Clio, which belongs to Miss Turnbull. That vehicle was abandoned in a nearby street; police later spotted the man close by and he was arrested after a struggle. Detectives have renewed their appeal for anyone who may have heard a disturbance or saw someone acting suspiciously in Easington Street and the nearby Paradise Street, Noble Street and Oswald Terrace between 1.30am and 2.30am on Thursday. Det Sgt Down said he was also keen to hear from anyone who may have seen or picked up a blue hooded top which could have been discarded in the Easington Colliery area. Anyone who can help is asked to ring police on 0345 606-0365 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111. . Last night police said a local man, 18, had been charged with aggravated ag·gra·vate tr.v. ag·gra·vat·ed, ag·gra·vat·ing, ag·gra·vates 1. To make worse or more troublesome. 2. To rouse to exasperation or anger; provoke. See Synonyms at annoy. burglary, aggravated taking vehicle without consent (TWOC), two counts of assaulting police and various driving offences. He is due to go before north Durham magistrates at Peterlee today.. GUARDED A policeman stands outside Audrey Turnbull's house.. CAPTION(S): ATTACK SCENE The house in Easington Street, County Durham, where Audrey Turnbull, pictured above left, sufered serious injuries. |
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