Bullfighter gored through head returns to ring

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.

Juan José Padilla suffered horrific injuries when a bull’s horn pierced his lower jaw and came out through his left eye socket on Oct 7. The speed of his recovery has astonished fans.

Few who saw him stumbling from the ring and screaming “I can’t see!” could have imagined he would return to fight another day. The left side of his face had to be reconstructed with mesh and titanium plates.