Wife Sues 999 Service After Father of Five Is Left Crippled by 'Operator Error' ; Ambulance Call-Centre Failure Leads to Pounds 200,000 Damages Claim

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THE WIFE of a man left brain damaged because a 999 operator failed to give her basic first-aid advice after her husband collapsed is suing London Ambulance Service for Pounds 200,000.

Paul Holborough is likely to spend the rest of his life in a persistent vegetative state because his wife, Sally, was not told to put him in the recovery position, High Court papers allege.

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Wife Sues 999 Service After Father of Five Is Left Crippled by 'Operator Error' ; Ambulance Call-Centre Failure Leads to Pounds 200,000 Damages Claim

Had she done this, medical experts say the father of five would almost certainly have made a full recovery.

Mr Holborough, 43, had been suffering...

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