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Amy Walters & Nia Dalton

Boy who tripped playing football begs mum to 'cut off foot' after horror diagnosis

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.

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