Alton Towers amputee hits back at online trolls

Alton Towers rollercoaster amputee Vicky Balch, 21, has launched a stinging response to social media bullies who mocked her for doing a lingerie shoot.

Ms Balch, from Buxton in Derbyshire, posed for pictures in lingerie with her prosthetic leg last month, and after “nasty comments” has stripped off again for boxing-themed pictures in the Sunday Mirror.

Speaking to the newspaper, she said: “I dread to think how different it could be for a disabled person who doesn’t have the support network I do. Maybe the trolls would prefer it if I hid away in a room, ashamed of my new body. But I won’t do that. I’m stronger than ever - and no one sitting behind a keyboard will knock me down.”