Update: FOUND!

Lily’s family were delighted to announce the jacket was returned to them following The Lincolnite’s appeal. They thanked all who shared the story on social media.


A Good Samaritan is appealing for help to find a vintage jacket with sentimental value after she assisted the victim of a shocking knife attack on Lincoln High Street.

Lily Blades and a group of friends came to the aid of a stabbing victim outside the Lincoln Accessorise shop on December 17.

Two men were arrested after the attack, reportedly involving a machete.

Lily, on seeing the injured male, rushed to help him and took off her jacket to put under his head.

The jacket, which she says has sentimental value, disappeared in the commotion and Lily’s family are now asking the local community for help to find it.

Lily’s mum Sarah Blades said: “My daughter helped the stabbing victim into an ambulance.

“The jacket was folded up [on the ground on the High Street] to rest the victim’s head on. When she exited the ambulance to go and pick it up it had been taken.

“We thought it may have been picked up by the ambulance crew or police but none of these have it.

“It is of great sentimental value and we would like to find it.”

Anyone with information can contact the news team on [email protected]

Police have released a statement after a Jaguar collided with five cars and a shopping trolley park in the Tesco car park on Wragby Road.

The incident on December 27 happened at around 2.05pm, and police have now confirmed that the driver of the Jaguar S type was taken to hospital.

Thankfully no one else was hurt| Photo: Submitted

Crowds of shoppers watched in shock as the Jaguar veered off the road and into the parked cars. Vehicles were severely damaged, and the trolley park canopy was upturned.

Thankfully the other vehicles were unattended and no one else was injured in the collision.

Fire and rescue crews also attended

Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue were also called to the scene to help.

Lincolnshire Police said in a statement: “Incident 188 of 27 December was reported just after 2.05pm and refers to an RTC at the Tesco car park on Wragby Road, Lincoln.

“A blue Jaguar S type had collided with 5 vehicles and a shopping trolley park. The driver of the Jaguar was taken to hospital. The other vehicles were parked and unattended.”

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