THE family of a man left partially paralysed after hitting his head following an alleged attack in Benidorm have updated the "incredible" community on his progress after more than £30,000 was raised.

Andrew Frazer, 42, who works at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, only booked at the last minute to go on the trip on Wednesday, November 13 for his brother Ian’s birthday.

He booked after others in the travelling party dropped out late on and he did not get travel insurance.

In the early hours of the following morning, his family say that at around 1.30am Andrew, from Sutton, was taken to hospital with a bleed on the brain.

It is alleged while out in the Spanish resort he was punched before falling and hitting his head.

His niece Jessica Owen said: “The first hospital found out he had no insurance put seven staples in the back of his head - no scans were taken - and sent him on his way.

(Image: Andrew)

“All he did was sleep at the hotel. By Friday his brother Ian was really concerned about him so rang an ambulance to take him to another hospital. This hospital scanned him (which Ian had to pay for) and it showed a bleed on the brain.

“He cannot talk or walk, the bleed was found to be much worse and he was taken for a craniotomy, with them saying that if they didn’t do the surgery when they did he would have died.”

Andrew was put into a medically induced coma, however he is now awake.

His sister-in-law Claire Howard updated the Star, saying: “He is paralysed on his right side and unable to speak or walk but because of the money raised we are hopefully bringing him home tomorrow on a Mediplane.

“The repatriation team are not happy with the care he’s received over there and neither are we but thanks to how incredible this community is, they have raised £32,000 so far, £28,000 of that will go on the Mediplane and the rest and any more raised will help Carrie and Andrew when they are home.

“Andrew will not be able to go back to work and he’s going to need rehab so every penny will go towards making their lives easier and making that possible for him.”

For more information on the fundraising page, go to gofund.me/5f3f1e45

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