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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Ivan Morris Poxton & Ashlie Blakey

Girl, 13, left in coma after she was 'dropped on her head' at school is 'strongest' as sister gives update

A schoolgirl who was allegedly 'dropped on her head' in the playground and had to be placed in an induced coma has taken her first few steps.

Neeka Atkinson suffered a brain injury on Friday, July 8 at a school in Hull after she was allegedly dropped head first onto a concrete floor. She was rushed to hospital from the Archbishop Sentamu Academy after she started fitting.

The 13-year-old was put into a coma and a CT scan revealed she had a blood clot in her brain. After undergoing a lengthy operation, Neeka was in a stable condition but the left side of her body was paralysed and she struggled to speak.

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