Jessica Knight, 14 years old, was stabbed in Chorley and was left fighting for her life after suffering a stroke in hospital.

Apparently, a family member contacted Geri Halliwell as Jessica was going to see The Spice Girl concert in Manchester but was unable to because of the attack.

Jessica’s mum, Jill said “Geri sang a couple of lines of one of their songs and Jessica started moving her arms and legs. It was amazing. we were all in fits of giggles because we were so relieved and it was just so funny seeing her legs move to Geri’s singing. The next day, she opened her eyes for the first time. You just don’t expect to be sitting in the hospital and for Geri Halliwell to walk in. She gave me a big hug and said that Jessica’s story had really touched her.”

Her mother went onto say “It’s just a shame Jessica can’t remember anything about it - when I told her Geri had been to visit her, she looked stunned and said, ‘No way!’ Luckily, Geri left her a wristband from the Spice Girls concert as proof.”