A haemophiliac infected with hep C by the NHS 55 years ago is demanding the UK Government speeds up compensation payouts for sufferers who are dying at a rate of one every four days.
Bruce Norval, 58, fears Downing Street is in no hurry to start paying out as the Government faces a £12billion bill, with every death likely to reduce that bill. Bruce believes justice is coming thanks to Sir Brian Langstaff, chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry, but is angry that he is still waiting.
He said: “I was three when I was abducted into this project. What would you pay a soldier who had to fight a battle constantly for 55 years?
