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Striding forward, his sturdy right hand clutches a knobby wooden walking stick, cut from a tree branch and stripped.

Newton had attempted to destroy her body by setting fire to her and had used weapons - the knife and Mrs Crown's walking stick - in the attack, she said.

It is a painful and slow journey, using a walking stick.

And eight months after her spinal stroke, she leaves the unit on foot - with the aid of a walking stick and immense pride.

The judge said as a result of his injuries, Mr Wilson needed a wheelchair, a walking stick and a frame.