Epileptic mum Anita Ali today said a big thanks to a pair of real-life Good Samaritans.

After she suffered a fit while walking her daughter to school, the mystery men found her handbag and returned it to her Bradford home.

Anita, of Fourth Avenue, Fagley, said the bag contained nearly £3,000 in cheques, her mobile phone, cash and jewellery.

"You hear about all these bad things happening - about robberies, burglaries and that sort of thing - so it is nice to know that there are still honest and decent people around," she added.

Mum-of-two Anita, 41, suffered the fit as she walked daughter Laila, six, to Undercliffe Primary School.

She said: "I had turned into Pollard Lane off Killinghall Road when I felt myself having a turn. The last time I had a fit was three years ago and it has always happened in the house."

After blacking out for a moment, Anita found herself lying in the road with Laila helping her up and onto the pavement.

"Laila was brilliant and knew exactly what to do. I don't know what I would have done without her."

Still stunned from the seizure, Anita began to make her way home for a drink of water to try to help bring her round.

"It was then Laila noticed that the bag was gone. We went back to look for it but it was gone."

The bag contained £50 cash, jewellery and almost £3,000 of cheques - most of it ready to be banked from her husband Kareem's business as a civil structure engineer.

"When I got home, there were two men waiting for me and one asked if I had lost anything before producing the bag," recalled Anita.

"I still wasn't with it and before I had the chance to thank them, they were off. I would really like to see them - to buy them a drink and say how much I appreciated it."

Since the attack, Anita has spent three weeks in hospital undergoing tests and assessing whether she needs a change of drugs to combat the epilepsy.

She said: "Those people could have easily taken the bag if they wanted to but they made the effort to bring it back. I am just so glad they did and would love to thank them face to face."

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