Angel Lynn was just 19 years old when her abusive boyfriend Chay Bowskill, 21, abducted her while walking near her home in Loughborough in September 2020. The beast grabbed her with a bear-like grip, forcibly putting her in a truck and then left with his friend, Rocco Sansome. Then Angelos fell on the road. Bowskill said he was not sure if she fell or jumped and Angel could not give her account. Angel’s brain injuries were so severe that her parents, Nikki and Paddy, 54, had been warned she would die several times, the Mirror reported. (Image: Family Handout) Read more related articles Read more related articles Since then he can not speak, eat or walk. For many months, she has responded to almost nothing, a situation so devastating that Nikki admits she wondered if it would be better to calm down. Every day her hand reached around her silent daughter, with her hand resting tightly on her back enough to squeeze every ounce of love she could on the motionless body. For 18 months, all Nicky Lynn could do was squeeze her once lively, blonde angel, hoping that the depth of her emotions would stir into something locked deep inside her. But nothing. Then, about two weeks ago, Nicky felt, for the first time, Angelos’ right hand reach out around her back in return. her hand pressed lightly against her back and then moved to stroke her hair. She can only wink when I ask her if it was a miracle. She did not believe that her daughter would hug her again. “She just put her hand straight around my back and started hitting me,” recalls Nicky, 47, exhausted and barely exhausted. “She did not hug you long ago, she was a typical teenager, but she would hug you if you were upset. “It’s very special to have that hug now.” In January, Bowskill was jailed for seven and a half years after being found guilty of kidnapping, controlling and coercing and distorting the course of justice, but the Lynns were outraged and two weeks ago in the Court of Appeal, the sentence was increased to 12 years. Sansome was sentenced to 21 months in prison for his involvement in the abduction, which he denied. During that extremely stressful time, 21-year-old Angelos began to make incredible discoveries. Revealing them for the first time, the family says she not only hugged her mother, but smiled, tried to give a kiss, wave, hold the TV remote control and write words in response to questions, using her right hand – Her left side has been hit the hardest. Surprisingly, she has started making noises herself, impressing the doctors who have referred her for specialized speech therapy. The family now hopes that one day Angel could reveal what happened to her. Next to her, Paddy speaks little, but when he does, his feelings are clear. “He gave me a kiss,” he confesses. “She puts her hand in her mouth and holds it there for at least a minute and then tries to blow. Tries. That means a lot. “ Asking Angelos what happened 18 months ago is something for “down the line” they say. Its progress is still painful. This avalanche of small milestones coincided with the discontinuation of a drug, Baclofen, an anticonvulsant. (Image: PA) (Image: Jason Senior) They hope that eventually further reduction of seizure medication may allow her to try to eat again. It is currently fed through a tube in her stomach. Today, Angel lives in a 24-hour care home, although she can visit the home for up to four hours in a wheelchair. He is still at serious risk of pneumonia and cannot lie down. The family provides bed linen and towels so that the smell is reminiscent of home. take care to have well-known care products, Ted Baker body lotion, Angel perfume. They fix her nails and hair. They would desperately want her to return home, but they need an extension for specialized facilities and a caregiver, and they are raising money for long-term care. It is difficult to recognize her as the young girl she was. Amazing, stubborn, a teenage girl who loved to do manicures and go shopping with her mom, who adored her little sister and brother, Kelsey, ten, and Jimmy, nine, who suffers from severe autism . He studied public services in college and had considered working in forensics. But he withdrew when he met Bowskill, a criminal who has now added two more years to his prison sentence for burglary conspiracy as a member of a gang that stole prestigious cars. The road ahead is long for this whole family. However, hope grows with hugs and kisses. Nikki dares to imagine a future. “She is locked in, but every time I see her I tell her ‘Don’t give up, keep trying, keep telling yourself you can do it,’” she says. Do not miss the latest news from all over Scotland and beyond – Subscribe to our daily newsletter here.
