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A paramedic is taking his fight for "reasonable" compensation to Downing Street after he lost an eye and suffered brain damage in an ambulance attack six years ago.
Nick Horobin was driving during a night shift for East Midlands Ambulance Service when he responded to a call at a pub. On his way back to the hospital with a patient a 10lb piece of concrete was thrown and went straight through his windscreen. His vehicle crashed and he sustained multiple skull fractures needing nine and a half hours of surgery and 18 plates to stabilise his skull. He also lost an eye and suffered brain damage leaving him with balance, coordination and memory problems.
He has received offers of £40,000 in 2004 and £67,000 on the 21 January 2008 from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, but has said that:
"I do not feel these offers truly reflect the severity of the injuries and the situation i now find myself in."
He tried to return to work but was no longer able to perform his duties as a paramedic so is now working as a carer.
"I still feel that six years and no reasonable offers being made is too long, I stand by the facts, I want to retrain as a nurse and to do that I want to be as financially secure as possible, the fight is not and never has been just about the money, it is about wanting to get back the career prospects I once had, just in a different profession."
He will be taking his petition to Downing Street on February 25th.
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