Parachutist Nigel Rogoff is undergoing four operations a week after a horrific accident at Aston Villa football ground in December.

Flt Sgt Rogoff, 39, who lives in Stonesfield, near Woodstock, is a member of the Hawk Parachute Team, based at RAF Brize Norton.

He was badly injured when he hit the stand, dressed as Father Christmas, during a half-time parachuting display.

Surgeons at Birmingham's City Hospital are operating on his left leg every other day after it developed an infection.

Story date: Monday 08 February

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