Man blinded after attack to undergo stem cell treatment

A blind and paralysed Limerick man flies to China today hoping a revolutionary stem cell treatment can restore the life he had three years ago.

Brian Hogan, 35, suffered brain damage after an unprovoked attack in Nottingham when he was assaulted by a British national. During the incident, Brian, from Ballykeeffe, hit his head on a pavement and subsequently spent three months in a coma at Queen’s Hospital in the city.

After months of rehabilitation, he relearned how to talk, but has been left blind and must use a wheelchair.