A grandad left unable to walk after a fall in Croatia will this week make a 30-hour journey home for further treatment in the UK. Brian Ackroyd has now been in hospital in Dubrovnik for a month with injuries including a fractured skull and a broken C2 vertebrae.

The father-of-three, originally from Teesville , also suffered nerve damage and three bleeds on the brain after falling in Cavtat on the first morning of his holiday. After spending several days in intensive care, the 65-year-old is now on a neurology ward in Dubrovnik General.

His family had appealed for help to cover the costs of a medical flight home after an insurance error left his claim null and void. Brian was insured with Admiral however the company refused to pay out as he had failed to disclose certain medical detai

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