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James Rodger & Hannah Mackenzie Wood

Scaffolder dies after freak trampoline accident left him paralysed

A scaffolder who was left paralysed after a freak trampoline accident has tragically died. Rob Harcourt sadly passed away yesterday with his mum and girlfriend by his side, Birmingham Live reports.

The 37-year-old was visiting a friend's house when he fell in the garden, causing him to dislocate his neck and kink his spinal cord. He was immediately rushed to hospital where he suffered a cardiac arrest and later spent weeks in intensive care, unable to breath on his own.

In a tragic update posted yesterday afternoon, his mum Jackie Graves said: "My clever, funny, kind and beautiful son Rob has passed away in mine and Jade's arms. Jimmy was with us too, holding his hand.

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