Mum who had to stop Asda shop to feed baby twins left in disbelief after returning to her trolley

A mum has praised the angel in disguise who scanned and paid for her shopping at Asda while she fed her her four-month-old twins in peace. Claire Armstrong, 32, was scanning her items when her hungry twins Phoebe and Jacob began to cry.

Flustered, Claire realised she might have to bottle feed them there and then. However a kind stranger stepped in and scanned the rest of Claire's shopping so that she could feed the twins in peace - even paying the 'near £100' bill and leaving before the 'gobsmacked' mum had a chance to thank them.

The special needs trampoline coach put out an appeal on Facebook to find the Good Samaritan and was later able to thank her personally via messenger, vowing to 'pay forward' her good deed.

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Claire, from Colchester, Essex, said: "I was absolutely gobsmacked when the shop assistant told me that the lady had not only scanned and packed my shopping for me but also paid for it. I'm just so touched and myself and my family are extremely grateful to her for being so kind and generous. "The bill came to nearly £100 so it was a massive help especially with the rising fuel costs at the moment. As the woman left before I could thank her I just felt the need to track her down so I could say thank you and luckily she saw the posts I put up and messaged me.

"She just said she didn't do it for a reward or recognition just as a little boost to help me from one mother to another and it gave her great joy to help me out. I've said that I will definitely try to pay it forward somehow when I'm in a position to do so.

"The shop assistants were all so helpful as well and offered