We Will Lose Our Home Says Soldier's Mother

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We Will Lose Our Home Says Soldier's Mother The mother of a British soldier who was severely injured while fighting in Afghanistan has said she will lose her life savings and will have to sell her home because of the "insulting" compensation offer made to her son by the Ministry of Defence.

Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson, 23, has been described as one of the most seriously wounded soldiers ever to survive. He lost both legs, suffered serious brain damage, fractured several vertebrae and sustained 34 further injuries when his vehicle struck a landmine in Helmand province last September.

Yet despite the severity of his injuries, which have left him unable to speak and unlikely ever to walk, he was awarded £151,150 compensation.

But, you might recall that ... An RAF typist who injured her thumb at work is to be paid almost half a million pounds by the Ministry of Defence ... i.e. more than three times as much

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