Ice-scrape woman had anniversary

Caroline Johnson's husband has urged people to come forward

A woman who is seriously injured in hospital following a car-jacking had just celebrated her birthday and 20th wedding anniversary.

Caroline Johnson, 46, was scraping ice from her car in Langley in Slough, Berkshire, when a man jumped into it and drove off, running her over.

She was dragged up to 20m (65ft) under the vehicle and left seriously injured lying in the road on Tuesday.

Ms Johnson had celebrated her anniversary last weekend.

Her cousin, Lorraine Eames, said she had the "time of her life" celebrating with her husband Mark Collins, 51.

Five operations

Mrs Eames, 45, described her as a "great mum" with a "heart of gold".

"Mark is trying to keep busy but he is only running on adrenaline.

"He is at the hospital and then back here looking after the kids. He is just cracking up," she added.

Detectives are investigating sightings of a couple travelling in the stolen car - a champagne-coloured Citroen Picasso which has since been recovered.

Police said witnesses saw a black man driving the car in an "erratic manner", with a female passenger.

Caroline Johnson was approached by a man in Humber Way

Mrs Johnson was injured as she prepared to take her son to school.

She has smashed hips, a four-inch hole in one of her legs, her pelvis and lungs have been crushed and at one point her heart stopped beating.

The mother-of-four is in a critical but stable condition in Wexham Park Hospital where she faces five operations.

It was originally thought that the offender was a white man in his 30s, and officers said that had not been discounted.

However, witnesses have come forward to report seeing the black man driving the car in High Street, Langley.

Some witnesses also reported seeing a passenger in the car, possibly a black or Asian woman.