A leading bullfighter who was gored through the head late last year returned to the ring last night in the Spanish town of Olivenza in spite of having lost the sight of one eye and being unable to chew food.

SPANISH bullfighter Julio Aparicio has left hospital after recovering from an horrific goring in the throat by a bull.

Spanish bullfighter Julio Aparicio has returned to intensive care and is fighting an infection after a horrific goring in the throat by a bull, a Madrid hospital said today.