Tilly Lockey (born 7 October 2005) is a British

amputee Amputation is the removal of a limb by trauma, medical illness, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on indiv ...

known for her

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arms developed by

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, which she has used since 2016. In 2021, she competed and went on to win the sixth series of the

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competition series ''

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''.

Life and career

Lockey contracted

meningococcal septicaemia Meningococcal disease describes infections caused by the bacterium ''Neisseria meningitidis'' (also termed meningococcus). It has a high mortality rate if untreated but is vaccine-preventable. While best known as a cause of meningitis, it can al ...

as a baby in 2007, at the age of 15 months. Despite her parents being told that she was likely to die, Lockey survived following a successful operation to have both arms and her toes

amputated Amputation is the removal of a limb by trauma, medical illness, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on indivi ...

. Lockey was initially provided with simple prosthetics from the

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. While researching

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, Lockey's mother discovered

, who were looking for a below-the-elbow amputee to trial new prosthetic arms. Since being chosen in 2016, Lockey has used

arms developed by the company, which enable her to perform actions such as picking up small objects and playing

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s. These arms are the first of their kind to be medically approved in Britain. In 2014, Lockey's custom-made

bicycle A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike or cycle, is a human-powered or motor-powered assisted, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A is called a cyclist, or bicyclist. Bic ...

was stolen; it was recovered four days later and two people were charged. One set of arms used by Lockey was based on the ''

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'' video game series. In 2019, she received new custom arms designed by the team creating '' Alita: Battle Angel''. Lockey has created and shared

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tutorials online, and will be presenting the children's news show ''FYI'' on

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. She featured in the video for Kate Nash's song ''Bad Lieutenant'' in 2019. In 2021, Lockey competed in the sixth series of the

competition series ''

''. On 6 July 2021, she was announced as the winner of the series.

References

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