A 73-year-old man from the UK is trapped in a hospital in Thailand where his leg may have to be amputated after he was stung by a scorpion. Alan Stephenson was injured while on holiday and has developed a disease that has stripped the flesh from his leg between his foot and his knee.
His family is desperate to bring him home but faces an £18,000 bill. Son Kristian Stephenson, 44, travelled to a remote part of Thailand yo visit hs father.
He said he saw cockroaches on the hospital ceiling and stray cats eating food meant for patients. His father was in "absolute agony" and a state of confusion, and unable to recall where his visa or documents were.
