The government bowed last night to the outcry over its 'insulting' compensation plans for a young paratrooper horrifically injured in Afghanistan.The Ministry of Defence has signalled for the first time that it will review the case of 23-year-old Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson, whose injuries have left him disabled for life.
The case of Parkinson - who was offered £152,150 compensation, half the maximum that could be paid - was first revealed in The Observer last month. A 'general review' of the rules governing multiple-injury victims such as Parkinson's was launched several weeks ago. But MoD sources repeatedly said it was 'highly unlikely' to be retrospective.
Diane Dernie, Parkinson's mother, has said she might have to sell the family home to pay for treatment for her son, who lost both legs after a landmine exploded under his vehicle.
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