A mum-of-three has shared the heartbreaking ordeal her little boy has suffered after a freak accident while playing football with his friends left him with a life-changing injury - saying the pain is "stripping" him of his childhood.
Aspiring footballer Brendan was playing on the pitch when he accidentally fell into a hole and began complaining of an intense pain across his left ankle.
Mum Hayley Greig, 42, took him straight home to rest but within mere hours, the 12-year-old's entire foot had turned "black" and medics were baffled by his case.