Injured soldier stable on return

Jim Dyer was moved from Poland back to Scotland

A badly-injured soldier from Moray is "stable" in hospital after being flown home to the UK following more than a month in a Polish hospital.

L/Cpl Jim Dyer, 37, was left in a coma for 10 days after being hit by a car while on leave in Warsaw.

He had no travel insurance so his family had to pay more than £10,000 to repatriate him.

Relatives had accused the military of "washing their hands", but the MoD said the soldier was off duty at the time.

Second tour

Career soldier L/Cpl Dyer, who is being treated in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, serves with the Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers and is based at RAF Leeming in North Yorkshire.

He has seen action in Kosovo and Iraq since joining the Army 20 years ago.

He had meet up with comrades for a weekend break in Warsaw ahead of a second tour of Iraq when he was hit by a car while returning to his hotel on 2 August.

An Army spokesman said because the soldier was on personal leave they had been unable to offer help.